Patterns of bone mineral density testing in men receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1440-1446

  Shahinian, Vahakn B ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

androgen deprivation therapy; bone mineral density; osteoporosis; prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

DENOSUMAB; ETIDRONIC ACID; GONADORELIN AGONIST; IBANDRONIC ACID; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROLOGIST;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; BONE DENSITY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 84885953523     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2477-2     Document Type: Article

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