OSTEOPOROSIS AND ASSOCIATED FRACTURES IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Aim. To estimate the burden of fractures in patients with rheumatic inflammatory diseases. Materials and Methods. A specially designed questionnaire was introduced to patients of rheumatic department of Sverdlovsk regional hospital № 1. The study included 242 patients aged 50 to 79 years (mean age 5...

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Main Authors: E N Gladkov, E V Kozhemyakina, L P Evstigneeva, V A Tikhonova, L N Kamkina, O V Bannykh, V M Balueva, O M Lesnyak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2015-12-01
Series:Остеопороз и остеопатии
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Online Access:https://endojournals.ru/index.php/osteo/article/view/8909