Primary-care prescribing of anti-osteoporotic-type medications following hospitalisation for fractures.

Authors
McGowan, Bernie M
Bennett, Kath
Marry, Joe
Walsh, J B
Casey, Miriam C
Affiliation
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. mcgowab@tcd.ie
Issue Date
2011-03
MeSH
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Databases, Factual
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Bone
Hospitalization
Humans
Ireland
Logistic Models
Male
Medical Record Linkage
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis
Physician's Practice Patterns
Primary Health Care
Time Factors

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Citation
Primary-care prescribing of anti-osteoporotic-type medications following hospitalisation for fractures. 2011, 67 (3):301-8 Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol.
Journal
European journal of clinical pharmacology
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/134551
DOI
10.1007/s00228-010-0942-y
PubMed ID
21104407
Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21104407
Abstract
The percentage of patients on antiosteoporotic treatment post fracture increased significantly from 2005 to 2008. This may be largely due to the introduction of the Osteoporosis Clinic to the hospital in 2005.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1432-1041
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