M L Gourlay

Summary

Affiliation: University of North Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Follicle-stimulating hormone is independently associated with lean mass but not BMD in younger postmenopausal women
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Bone 50:311-6. 2012
  2. ncbi Strategies for the prevention of hip fracture
    Margaret Gourlay
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7105, USA
    Am J Med 115:309-17. 2003
  3. ncbi Follicle-stimulating hormone and bioavailable estradiol are less important than weight and race in determining bone density in younger postmenopausal women
    M L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Osteoporos Int 22:2699-708. 2011
  4. ncbi Perceptions of informed decision making about cancer screening in a diverse primary care population
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Fam Med 42:421-7. 2010
  5. ncbi Clinical performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in women aged 67 years and older
    M L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Osteoporos Int 19:1175-83. 2008
  6. ncbi Osteoporosis preventive care in white and black women in community family medicine settings
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    South Med J 100:677-82. 2007
  7. ncbi Survey of osteoporosis preventive care in community family medicine settings
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Fam Med 38:724-30. 2006
  8. ncbi Prevention and treatment strategies for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporotic fractures
    Margaret Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manning Drive, CB 7595, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Clin Rheumatol 26:144-53. 2007
  9. ncbi Performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in postmenopausal women aged 45-64 years
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Osteoporos Int 16:921-7. 2005
  10. ncbi Bone-density testing interval and transition to osteoporosis in older women
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    N Engl J Med 366:225-33. 2012

Research Grants

  1. Selective screening for osteoporosis in younger postmenopausal women
    Margaret Gourlay; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Follicle-stimulating hormone is independently associated with lean mass but not BMD in younger postmenopausal women
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Bone 50:311-6. 2012
    ..Increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) has been associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in animal models and longitudinal studies of women, but a direct effect has not been demonstrated...
  2. ncbi Strategies for the prevention of hip fracture
    Margaret Gourlay
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7105, USA
    Am J Med 115:309-17. 2003
    ..Existing guidelines are summarized, and dilemmas regarding their implementation are discussed...
  3. ncbi Follicle-stimulating hormone and bioavailable estradiol are less important than weight and race in determining bone density in younger postmenopausal women
    M L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Osteoporos Int 22:2699-708. 2011
    ..FSH, bioavailable estradiol, and other hormonal variables did not show statistically significant associations with bone density at any site...
  4. ncbi Perceptions of informed decision making about cancer screening in a diverse primary care population
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Fam Med 42:421-7. 2010
    ..Our objective was to describe primary care patients' perceptions of informed and shared decision making about cancer screening tests in a diverse sample...
  5. ncbi Clinical performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in women aged 67 years and older
    M L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Osteoporos Int 19:1175-83. 2008
    ..Weight was as accurate as two of the tools to detect low bone density. Discriminatory ability was slightly better for the OST risk tool, which is based only on age and weight...
  6. ncbi Osteoporosis preventive care in white and black women in community family medicine settings
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    South Med J 100:677-82. 2007
    ..Osteoporosis has been studied predominantly in white postmenopausal women...
  7. ncbi Survey of osteoporosis preventive care in community family medicine settings
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Fam Med 38:724-30. 2006
    ..This study's objective was to document and describe osteoporosis preventive care for women age 45 years and older in community family medicine practices...
  8. ncbi Prevention and treatment strategies for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporotic fractures
    Margaret Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manning Drive, CB 7595, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    Clin Rheumatol 26:144-53. 2007
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  9. ncbi Performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in postmenopausal women aged 45-64 years
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Osteoporos Int 16:921-7. 2005
    ..Of the three tools evaluated, the OST is the simplest and has the best potential for use in clinical practice...
  10. ncbi Bone-density testing interval and transition to osteoporosis in older women
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
    N Engl J Med 366:225-33. 2012
    ..Although bone mineral density (BMD) testing to screen for osteoporosis (BMD T score, -2.50 or lower) is recommended for women 65 years of age or older, there are few data to guide decisions about the interval between BMD tests...
  11. ncbi The use of active surveillance cultures in adult intensive care units to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-related morbidity, mortality, and costs: a systematic review
    Katharine L McGinigle
    School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 46:1717-25. 2008
    ..Existing evidence may favor the use of ASCs, but the evidence is of poor quality, and definitive recommendations cannot be made...
  12. ncbi Osteoporosis prevalence in men varies by the normative reference
    Florent Richy
    Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    J Clin Densitom 7:127-33. 2004
    ..5%) based on Hologic female norms and highest (35.8%) based on local female norms. Interpretation of prevalence data should include an assessment of how normative standards influence reporting of the population at high risk of fracture...
  13. ncbi Clinical considerations in premenopausal osteoporosis
    Margaret L Gourlay
    Department of Family Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:603-14. 2004
    ..We emphasize clinically relevant information for primary care physicians, who are usually the first to encounter premenopausal patients with risk factors for early bone loss...

Research Grants3

  1. Selective screening for osteoporosis in younger postmenopausal women
    Margaret Gourlay; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..This study will test osteoporosis screening strategies for postmenopausal women under 65 with the goal of preventing fracture. ..