Journal article
Intermittent cyclic therapy with etidronate in the prevention of corticosteroid induced bone loss.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential efficacy of intermittent cyclic therapy (ICT) with etidronate in the treatment of patients with corticosteroid induced osteoporosis.
METHODS: Cohort study in a tertiary care university affiliated hospital in corticosteroid treated patients, with polymyalgia rheumatica, asthma, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or temporal arteritis, examining the effects of ICT etidronate. Patients were …
Authors
Adachi J; Cranney A; Goldsmith CH; Bensen WG; Bianchi F; Cividino A; Craig GL; Kaminska E; Sebaldt RJ; Papaioannou A
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 1922–1926
Publication Date
October 1994
ISSN
0315-162X