Bone turnover matters:​ the raloxifene treatment paradox of dramatic decreases in vertebral fractures without commensurate increases in bone density

Riggs, B. Lawrence; Melton, III, L. Joseph

Affiliations

¹Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

²Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

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DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.1.11

PubMed: 11771656

WoS: 000172730400002

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