Monitoring alendronate therapy for osteoporosis

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Abstract

Alendronate is an antiresorptive therapy for osteoporosis and results in a decrease in bone turnover. To choose the optimal measurement for monitoring this therapy, the size of the change needs to be compared with the variability of the measurement. We studied 26 women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (bone mineral density [BMD] T score

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Machado, A. B. D. C., Hannon, R., & Eastell, R. (1999). Monitoring alendronate therapy for osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 14(4), 602–608. https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.4.602

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