Improving osteoporosis screening, risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment initiation: Role of the health-system pharmacist in closing the gap

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Maclaughlin, Eric J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Decision making; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Fractures; Mortality; National Osteoporosis Foundation; Osteoporosis; Pharmacists, hospital; Protocols; Sex

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; GONADORELIN AGONIST; VITAMIN D; CAFFEINE; GONADORELIN; PREDNISOLONE; RETINOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERNET; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PHARMACIST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT BEARING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WRIST FRACTURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSICIAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; SALT INTAKE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77950619541     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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