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| S H GehlbachSummaryAffiliation: University of Massachusetts Country: USA Publications
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Previous fractures at multiple sites increase the risk for subsequent fractures: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in WomenStephen Gehlbach
Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
J Bone Miner Res 27:645-53. 2012..Our findings suggest that a broad range of prior fracture sites are associated with an increased risk of incident fractures, with important implications for clinical assessments and risk model development...
Recognition of osteoporosis by primary care physiciansStephen H Gehlbach
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 01003, USA
Am J Public Health 92:271-3. 2002..This study explored the recognition and treatment of osteoporosis and vertebral fracture among older women by primary care physicians...
Trends in hospital care for hip fracturesS H Gehlbach
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Osteoporos Int 18:585-91. 2007..S. women and men aged 45 years and older from 1993 through to 2003. The number of hospitalizations declined by 5%, and age-adjusted rates fell by over 20% for both women and men during this period...
Fracture risk and antiresorptive medication use in older women in the USAS H Gehlbach
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Osteoporos Int 18:805-10. 2007..Analysis of a national sample of older US women reveals that over 5 million are at high risk of fracture; only one third of these report being told they have osteoporosis and one quarter are receiving appropriate treatment...
Hospital care of osteoporosis-related vertebral fracturesS H Gehlbach
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Arnold House, 715 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, 01003-9304, USA
Osteoporos Int 14:53-60. 2003..Vertebral fracture accounted for over 400,000 total hospital days and generated charges in excess of 500 million US dollars. This resource impact is considerably higher than has been described in prior studies...
Are existing measures of overall diet quality associated with peak bone mass in young premenopausal women?S E Zagarins
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
J Hum Nutr Diet 25:172-9. 2012....
Follow-up treatment for osteoporosis after fractureFrederick Hooven
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Osteoporos Int 16:296-301. 2005..A sizeable opportunity exists for intervention to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures for patients who have a history of fracture...
Trends in prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosisKenneth G Saag
UAB Center for Education and Research on Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
J Rheumatol 33:1651-7. 2006..To determine longitudinal patterns and predictors for the utilization of bone mass measurements and anti-osteoporotic medications in the prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis...
