Reduced mortality and subsequent fracture risk associated with oral bisphosphonate recommendation in a fracture liaison service setting: A prospective cohort study.

Reduced mortality and subsequent fracture risk associated with oral bisphosphonate recommendation in a fracture liaison service setting: A prospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE:Osteoporotic fragility fractures, that are common in men and women, signal increased risk of future fractures and of premature mortality. Less than one-third of postmenopausal women and fewer men are prescribed active treatments to reduce fracture risk. Therefore, in this study the associa...

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Main Authors: Tineke A C M van Geel, Dana Bliuc, Piet P M Geusens, Jacqueline R Center, Geert-Jan Dinant, Thach Tran, Joop P W van den Bergh, Alastair R McLellan, John A Eisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5983426?pdf=render

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