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Prevalence of fractures in women with rheumatoid arthritis and/or systemic lupus erythematosus on chronic glucocorticoid therapy

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is associated with an increased risk of fractures. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed vertebral fractures in women chronically using GC therapy for autoimmune disorders. We also determined the prevalence of non-vert...

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Autores principales: Rentero, Maria Luz, Amigo, Encarna, Chozas, Nicolas, Fernández Prada, Manuel, Silva-Fernández, Lucia, Abad Hernandez, Miguel Angel, Rodriguez Barrera, Jose Maria, del Pino-Montes, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26472426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0733-9