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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 1039-1064Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.07.002
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osteoporosis; glucocorticoids; bisphosphonates; calcium; vitamin D; parathyroid hormone; calcitonin; anabolic steroids; fluoride
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Glucocorticoid use is widespread in medicine. While it is often life-saving, side-effects are well known. The most common side-effect is osteoporosis. Today we have therapies with proven efficacy for the prevention of vertebral fractures and bone loss. Consequently recognition of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is extremely important given the availability of effective therapy.
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