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The epidemiology of osteonecrosis: findings from the GPRD and THIN databases in the UK

SUMMARY: We conducted a case–control study to examine osteonecrosis (ON) incidence, patient characteristics, and selected potential risk factors using two health record databases in the UK. Statistically significant risk factors for ON included systemic corticosteroid use, hospitalization, referral...

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Autores principales: Cooper, C., Steinbuch, M., Stevenson, R., Miday, R., Watts, N. B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2832873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-1003-1