ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2002
Do bisphosphonates reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures? An evaluation of the evidence to date.
Article in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of anti-osteoporotic drugs to prevent secondary fragility fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Pooled it
- Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2008Pooled it
- A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening older women for the prevention of fractures: rationale, design and methods for the SCOOP study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2012Trial
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- Bone Mineral Density in Black South African Women Newly Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Living With and Without HIV.JCO global oncology · 2025Article
- Trends in incidence of recorded diagnosis of osteoporosis, osteopenia, and fragility fractures in people aged 50 years and above: retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Article
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- A novel effervescent formulation of oral weekly alendronate (70 mg) improves persistence compared to alendronate tablets in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- The epidemiology of osteoporosis.British medical bulletin · 2020Review
- Fracture prediction, imaging and screening in osteoporosis.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2019Review
- Influence on persistence and adherence with oral bisphosphonates on fracture rates in osteoporosis.Patient preference and adherence · 2009Article
- A sample of Canadian orthopedic surgeons expressed willingness to participate in osteoporosis management for fragility fracture patients.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2008Article
- Osteoporosis risk assessment and ethnicity: validation and comparison of 2 clinical risk stratification instruments.Journal of general internal medicine · 2006Article
- Accuracy of height loss during prospective monitoring for detection of incident vertebral fractures.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2005Article
- Functional limitations and poor physical performance as independent risk factors for self-reported fractures in older persons.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2004Article
- Information needs in the management of osteoporosis in family practice: an illustration of the failure of the current guideline implementation process.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2003Article
- What is osteoporosis?Postgraduate medical journal · 2003Review
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Abstract
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