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Zoledronic acid and risedronate in the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (HORIZON): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial.

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Zoledronic acid was non-inferior and superior to risedronate for increase of lumbar spine bone mineral density in both the treatment and prevention subgroups at 12 months.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2009-04-11. It has received 440 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Risedronate Sodium & Zoledronic acid.

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An overview and management of osteoporosis

TL;DR: Increasing awareness among doctors, which, in turn, facilitates increase awareness of the normal populace, will be effective in preventing this epidemic of osteoporosis.
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UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis

TL;DR: The guideline, which has received accreditation from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), provides a comprehensive overview of the assessment and management of osteoporosis for all healthcare professionals who are involved in its management.
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Prediction of Creatinine Clearance from Serum Creatinine

Donald W. Cockcroft, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1976 - 
TL;DR: A formula has been developed to predict Creatinine clearance from serum creatinine (Scr) in adult males: Ccr = (140 – age) (wt kg)/72 × Scr (mg/100ml) (15% less i).
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Vertebral fracture assessment using a semiquantitative technique

TL;DR: The semiquantitative approach can be applied reliably in vertebral fracture assessment when performed using well‐defined criteria, and this approach was compared with a quantitative morpho‐metric approach.
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