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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedFenton JJ, Robbins JA, Amarnath AL
Osteoporosis overtreatment in a regional health care system.
The researchers estimated the frequency of osteoporosis overtreatment in a regional health care system where DXA reports routinely include T scores for anatomic sites (e.g., lateral lumbar spine) that the International Society for Clinical Densitometry does not recommend for osteoporosis diagnosis. They found that two-thirds of new osteoporosis drug prescriptions were potentially inappropriate.
AHRQ-funded; HS022236.
Citation: Fenton JJ, Robbins JA, Amarnath AL .
Osteoporosis overtreatment in a regional health care system.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Mar;176(3):391-3. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6020.
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Keywords: Decision Making, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Medication, Osteoporosis