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| Management of osteoporosis in the elderly | | Author(s) | Marie A Chisholm, Anthony L Mulloy |
| Journal title | Journal of Geriatric Drug Therapy, vol 11, no 1, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 5-16 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Osteoporosis ; Drugs ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Osteoporosis is the most common skeletal disorder of older people. This disabling disease causes 1.5 million fractures each year in the United States (US), with annual costs to the US health care system of $10 billion. Osteoporotic fractures cause pain, disability, and in some cases, death. Early diagnosis of osteoporosis is possible with accurate and non-invasive measurements of bone density, targeting those at greatest risk of developing osteoporotic fractures. Treatment with calcium, oestrogen, calcitonin, or a bisphosphonate stabilise bone density in older people and may reduce the risk of fractures. This article reviews the current strategies for evaluation, diagnosis, and management of osteoporosis. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980513201 A |
| Classmark | CLO: LLD: 7T |
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