Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy
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Lewis, Joshua R; Barre, Deka; Zhu, Kun; Ivey, Kerry L; Lim, EE Mun; Hughes, Jeff
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Article
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2014
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used in the elderly. Recent studies have suggested that long-term PPI therapy is associated with fractures in the elderly, however the mechanism remains unknown. We investigated the association between long-term PPI therapy β₯1 year and fracture risk factors i