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