Public health impact of adverse bone effects of oral corticosteroids.
AIMS: The objective of this study was to estimate the number of fractures attributed to oral corticosteroid use. METHODS: Information was obtained from the General Practice Research Database which contains medical records of general practitioners in the UK. The total number of corticosteroid-relate...
Autori principali: | van Staa, T, Abenhaim, L, Cooper, C, Zhang, B, Leufkens, H |
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Natura: | Journal article |
Lingua: | English |
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2001
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