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| Smita NayakSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Impact of generic alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatmentSmita Nayak
Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e32879. 2012..The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment in postmenopausal women...
Factors associated with diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in older adultsS Nayak
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Osteoporos Int 20:1963-7. 2009..Individuals with several risk factors, including older age, were not more likely to be diagnosed or treated. Measures should be taken to improve osteoporosis identification and treatment in high-risk patients...
Factors associated with osteoporosis screening and recommendations for osteoporosis screening in older adultsSmita Nayak
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:585-91. 2009..Osteoporosis screening rates are low, and it is unclear which patient factors are associated with screening and physician recommendations for screening...
Osteoporosis screening preferences of older adultsSmita Nayak
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Clin Densitom 12:279-86. 2009..Many older individuals would prefer the "best" test for osteoporosis screening, and may be willing to travel or pay more to obtain a better test...
Cost-effectiveness of different screening strategies for osteoporosis in postmenopausal womenSmita Nayak
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:751-61. 2011..The best strategies to screen postmenopausal women for osteoporosis are not clear...
Risk of hypospadias in offspring of women using loratadine during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysisEleanor B Schwarz
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Drug Saf 31:775-88. 2008..Loratadine, a second-generation antihistamine, is commonly used to treat seasonal allergies. Some studies have suggested that use of loratadine by pregnant women increases the risk of hypospadias in male offspring...
FRAX or fiction: determining optimal screening strategies for treatment of osteoporosis in residents in long-term care facilitiesSusan L Greenspan
Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:684-90. 2012..To examine screening strategies for osteoporosis and fractures for treatment of long-term care residents...
