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Osteoporosis treatment
 — focusing the target
Author(s)L Sartori, G Crepaldi
Journal titleAging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 8, no 4, August 1996
Pagespp 219-220
KeywordsOsteoporosis ; Drugs ; Clinical surveys.
AnnotationThis article briefly reports on the Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT), a prospective, randomised, double-blind study, designed to test the efficacy of oral alendronate versus placebo in reducing fracture risk. The alendronate treatment induced a positive change in bone mass over three years, compared to the placebo; and was also associated with significant reduction in new vertebral deformities and fractures. More data are needed concerning the treatment's efficacy, and in order to avoid gastrointestinal side effects.
Accession NumberCPA-970327024 A
ClassmarkCLO: LLD: 3G

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