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Public health impact of adverse bone effects of oral corticosteroids.
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AIMS: The objective of this study was to estimate the number of fractures attributed to oral corticosteroid use. METHODS: Information was obtained from the General Practice Research Database which contains medical records of general practitioners in the UK. The total number of corticosteroid-related fractures during a course of treatment was estimated using the formula for attributable risk among the exposed. RESULTS: A total of 244 235 patients was prescribed an oral corticosteroid. The rat...
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- 10.1046/j.0306-5251.2001.bjcp.1385.x
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- Journal:
- British journal of clinical pharmacology
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 601-607
- Publication date:
- 2001-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1365-2125
- ISSN:
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0306-5251
- Source identifiers:
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125774
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- English
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