Review Article

Management of Osteoporosis Among Home Health and Long-Term Care Patients with a Prior Fracture

Authors: Amy H. Warriner MD, Ryan C. Outman MA, Kenneth G. Saag MD, MSc, Sarah D. Berry MD, MPH, Cathleen Colón-Emeric MD, Kellie L. Flood MD, Kenneth W. Lyles MD, S Bobo Tanner MD, Nelson B. Watts MD, Jeffrey R. Curtis MD, MPH

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