## Abstract In 161 ambulatory rheumatic disease patients receiving long‐term prednisone therapy, diaphyseal mass (DM) and metaphyseal mass (MM) of the forearm were measured by single photon absorptiometry, and bone radiographs were reviewed when available. Multivariate analysis of treatment and pat
Effect of oral 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and calcium on glucocorticoid-induced osteopenia in patients with rheumatic diseases
✍ Scribed by Thomas R. Dykman; Kathleen M. Haralson; Oscar S. Gluck; William A. Murphy; Steven L. Teitelbaum; Theodore J. Hahn; Bevra H. Hahn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 754 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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