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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 122, Issue 7, Pages 599-604Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.022
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Inflammatory bowel disease; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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Osteoporosis commonly afflicts patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and many factors link the 2 states together. A literature review was conducted about the pathophysiology of osteoporosis in relation to inflammatory bowel disease. Screening guidelines for osteoporosis in general as well as those directed at patients with inflammatory bowel disease are reviewed, as are currently available treatment options. The purpose of this article is to increase physician awareness about osteopenia and osteoporosis occurring in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and to provide basic, clinically relevant information about the pathophysiology and guidelines to help them treat these patients in a cost-effective manner. Published by Elsevier Inc. The American Journal of Medicine (2009) 122, 599-604
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