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
1990
Administration of folinic acid after low dose methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Buckley L, Vacek P, Cooper S. Administration of folinic acid after low dose methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1990, 17: 1158-61. PMID: 2132565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose methotrexateFolinic acidDose methotrexateRheumatoid arthritisShort-term side effectsDose of methotrexateIncidence of stomatitisFolinic acid supplementationTerm side effectsLeucovorin treatmentAntiarthritic effectsGastrointestinal toxicityMTX administrationCrossover trialTherapeutic effectAcid supplementationSide effectsMethotrexateLeucovorinArthritisSignificant differencesPatientsAdministrationDosePlacebo