Population-Based Trends in Osteoporosis Management after New Initiations of Long-Term Systemic Glucocorticoids (1998–2008)
Author(s) -
Sumit R. Majumdar,
Lisa M. Lix,
Marina Yogendran,
Suzanne N. Morin,
Colleen Metge,
William D. Leslie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2645
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , prednisone , population , confidence interval , poisson regression , incidence (geometry) , rate ratio , glucocorticoid , physics , environmental health , optics
Our objective was to describe changes in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) preventive care from 1998-2008 including rates and correlates of bone mineral density (BMD) testing and osteoporosis treatment in new long-term glucocorticoid initiations.
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