The treatment of osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving glucocorticoids: a comparison of alendronate and intranasal salmon calcitonin.

Tascioglu, Funda

The treatment of osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving glucocorticoids: a comparison of alendronate and intranasal salmon calcitonin. [electronic resource] - Rheumatology international Nov 2005 - 21-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

0172-8172

10.1007/s00296-004-0496-3 doi


Absorptiometry, Photon
Administration, Inhalation
Administration, Intranasal
Alendronate--pharmacology
Alkaline Phosphatase--blood
Amino Acids--urine
Arthritis, Rheumatoid--complications
Bone Density--drug effects
Bone Density Conservation Agents--therapeutic use
Bone Resorption--drug therapy
Bone and Bones--diagnostic imaging
Calcitonin--pharmacology
Calcium, Dietary
Female
Glucocorticoids--therapeutic use
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteocalcin--blood
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal--drug therapy