Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: who to treat with what agent?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 11, 98 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.188 Authors: René Rizzoli & Emmanuel Biver Among the adverse events of glucocorticoid treatment are bone loss and fractures. Despite available, effective preventive measures, many patients receiving or initiating glucocorticoid therapy are not appropriately evaluated and treated for bone health and fracture risk. Populations with, or at risk of, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP)
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