TY - JOUR
T1 - Under-use of bisphosphonates in rural elderly women who have sustained fractures [1]
AU - Naunton, Mark
AU - Peterson, Gregory
AU - Jones, Graeme
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - It has been well‐documented that many patients in Australia who have experienced osteoporotic fractures do no receive treatment for preventing further fractures.1, 2 We have recently performed a heel ultrasound screening program based in rural community pharmacies involving women aged older than 65 years.3 Women were ineligible for screening if they were currently diagnosed with osteoporosis, had had a Dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry scan in the previous two years or were currently treated with a bisphosphonate, raloxifene, calcitriol, or calcitonin.
AB - It has been well‐documented that many patients in Australia who have experienced osteoporotic fractures do no receive treatment for preventing further fractures.1, 2 We have recently performed a heel ultrasound screening program based in rural community pharmacies involving women aged older than 65 years.3 Women were ineligible for screening if they were currently diagnosed with osteoporosis, had had a Dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry scan in the previous two years or were currently treated with a bisphosphonate, raloxifene, calcitriol, or calcitonin.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00832.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00832.x
M3 - Letter
C2 - 17121511
AN - SCOPUS:33751084577
SN - 1038-5282
VL - 14
SP - 286
EP - 286
JO - Australian Journal of Rural Health
JF - Australian Journal of Rural Health
IS - 6
ER -