Primary-care prescribing of anti-osteoporotic-type medications following hospitalisation for fractures

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-308

  McGowan, Bernie M ^a   Bennett, Kath ^a   Marry, Joe ^a   Walsh, J B ^a   Casey, Miriam C ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Datasets; Fragility fractures; Linkage; Osteoporosis; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; IBANDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; STRONTIUM RANELATE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREND STUDY; ULNA FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79954578954     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0942-y     Document Type: Article

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