Oral bisphosphonates and risk of ischemic stroke: A case-control study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1773-1779

  Christensen, S ^a   Mehnert, F ^a   Chapurlat, R D ^b   Baron, J A ^c   Sorensen H T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Epidemiology; Osteoporosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALENDRONIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETIDRONIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; RISEDRONIC ACID; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DIPHOSPHONATES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 79959980657     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1395-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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