Patterns of osteoporosis management in older women
Approximately 30% of U.S. women 65 years of age and older suffer from osteoporosis. The 300,000 hip fractures that occur annually in the U.S. may account for about 31,000 excess deaths within six months of the fracture. Several medications have been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in post...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2005
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3179885 |