Medical treatment of osteoporosis in the elderly

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-413

  Verhaar, Harald J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CITRATE CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; IBANDRONIC ACID; RALOXIFENE; RECOMBINANT PARATHYROID HORMONE; RISEDRONIC ACID; STRONTIUM RANELATE; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EOSINOPHILIA; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77649253468     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327451     Document Type: Review

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