CORRELATIONS OF NURSING HOME CHARACTERISTICS WITH PRESCRIPTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS MEDICATIONS

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is highly prevalent in the nursing home (NH) populations but medications that increase bone mineral density are used infrequently. Prior research finds few patient characteristics predict treatment. NH characteristics have been associated with prescription of some medication...

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Main Authors: Parikh, Seema, Brookhart, M. Alan, Stedman, Margaret, Avorn, Jerry, Mogun, Helen, Solomon, Daniel H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096758/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21320653
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.02.006
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