Did Prescription Bias Affect Outcomes in a Study of the Relative Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Drugs?

  1. Abhimanyu Beri, MD; and
  2. Saakshi Khattri, MD
  1. From Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 48910, and Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY 10305.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    We read with interest the article by Cadarette and colleagues (1). Osteoporosis and fracture risk in the elderly, especially postmenopausal women, is a growing problem. A few things came to mind while reading this article. First, the authors do not mention or control patients' dietary calcium intake and …

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    • Article:Relative Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Drugs for Preventing Nonvertebral Fracture
      • Suzanne M. Cadarette,
      • Jeffrey N. Katz,
      • M. Alan Brookhart,
      • Til Stürmer,
      • Margaret R. Stedman,
      • and Daniel H. Solomon
      Ann Intern Med May 6, 2008 148:637-646
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