Treatment of Osteoporosis: Are Physicians Missing an Opportunity?*†
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 82 (8) , 1063-1070
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200008000-00001
Abstract
Background: Medical treatment of women with established osteoporosis may decrease the incidence of future fractures. Postmenopausal women who have sustained a distal radial fracture have decreased bone-mineral density and nearly twice the risk of a future hip fracture. The purpose of this study wasKeywords
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