Statin use, clinical fracture, and bone density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.

LaCroix, Andrea Z; Cauley, Jane A; Pettinger, Mary; Hsia, Judith; Bauer, Douglas C; McGowan, Joan; Chen, Zhao; Lewis, Cora E; McNeeley, S Gene; Passaro, Maureen D; Jackson, Rebecca D

LaCroix, Andrea Z; Cauley, Jane A; Pettinger, Mary; Hsia, Judith; Bauer, Douglas C; McGowan, Joan; Chen, Zhao; Lewis, Cora E; McNeeley, S Gene; Passaro, Maureen D; Jackson, Rebecca D.

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LaCroix AZ; Women's Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, MP-1002, PO Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA.

Ann Intern Med ; 139(2): 97-104, 2003 Jul 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12859159

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Bone Density/drug effects; Fractures, Bone/prevention & control; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Postmenopause/physiology; Aged; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forearm Injuries/epidemiology; Forearm Injuries/prevention & control; Fractures, Bone/epidemiology; Hip Fractures/epidemiology; Hip Fractures/prevention & control; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/drug therapy; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/prevention & control; Prospective Studies; Wrist Injuries/epidemiology; Wrist Injuries/prevention & control

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bone Density / Postmenopause / Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Fractures, Bone Type of study: Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ann Intern Med Year: 2003 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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