Significant differential effects of alendronate, estrogen, or combination therapy on the rate of bone loss after discontinuation of treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Greenspan, Susan L

Significant differential effects of alendronate, estrogen, or combination therapy on the rate of bone loss after discontinuation of treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. [electronic resource] - Annals of internal medicine Dec 2002 - 875-83 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1539-3704

10.7326/0003-4819-137-11-200212030-00008 doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alendronate--adverse effects
Biomarkers--analysis
Bone Density--drug effects
Double-Blind Method
Drug Therapy, Combination
Estrogen Replacement Therapy--adverse effects
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)--adverse effects
Female
Hip--physiology
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae--drug effects
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal--drug therapy
Placebos
Treatment Outcome
Withholding Treatment