Is addition of sodium fluoride to cyclical etidronate beneficial in the treatment of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis?
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Is addition of sodium fluoride to cyclical etidronate beneficial in the treatment of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis?
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether administration of sodium fluoride (NaF) in addition to cyclical etidronate has a positive effect on bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with established osteoporosis during continued treatment with corticosteroids. PATIENTS AND METHODS 47 patients who were receiving treatment with corticosteroids were included in a two year randomised, double blind, placebo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.56.6.357