1999
Prevention of corticosteroid‐induced osteoporosis: Results of a patient survey
Buckley L, Marquez M, Feezor R, Ruffin D, Benson L. Prevention of corticosteroid‐induced osteoporosis: Results of a patient survey. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1999, 42: 1736-1739. PMID: 10446875, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199908)42:8<1736::aid-anr24>3.0.co;2-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone density testingCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisCorticosteroid treatmentPreventive treatmentLong-term oral corticosteroid treatmentLong-term corticosteroid usersLong-term corticosteroid treatmentDensity testingMean prednisone doseOral corticosteroid treatmentBone density testHormone replacement therapyPrimary care physiciansStandard of careCorticosteroid usersPMP womenPrednisone dosePostmenopausal womenBisphosphonate treatmentCare physiciansOsteoporosis preventionBone lossReplacement therapyCalcium supplementsPatient survey
1998
Variations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty.
Buckley L, Marquez M, Hudson J, Downs R, Vacek P, Small R, Poses R. Variations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1998, 25: 2195-202. PMID: 9818664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyCorticosteroid treatmentPhysician judgmentCorticosteroid usePhysician specialtySide effectsPostmenopausal patientsVitamin DBone lossReplacement therapyCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisImportance of osteoporosisVitamin D supplementationMajority of patientsRisk of osteoporosisPrimary care physiciansSignificant side effectsHypothetical clinical scenariosImportance of corticosteroidsEfficacy of treatmentD supplementationPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenPhysician assessmentCare physicians