Journal article
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis by Rheumatologists in a Latin-American City
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine current practices for the diagnosis and therapy for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) in patients under treatment with corticosteroids at outpatient clinics of rheumatologists in a Colombian Caribbean city.
METHODS: All patients noted to be using of glucocorticoids (GC) on an index consult from February to May 2004 were included in a descriptive cross sectional study. Criteria for inclusion of patients were to …
Authors
Caballero-Uribe CV; Acosta-Velez JG; Hernandez-Ruiz EA; Rodado FMA; Peñuela-Epalza M
Journal
JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 153–155
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2008
DOI
10.1097/rhu.0b013e31816b1931
ISSN
1076-1608