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Osteoporosis Treatment Efficacy For Men: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis., Smita Nayak, Susan L Greenspan
Osteoporosis Treatment Efficacy For Men: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis., Smita Nayak, Susan L Greenspan
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of treatment options to reduce osteoporotic fracture risk in men.
DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
SETTING: Randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of a treatment for osteoporosis or low bone mineral density for adult men and reported fracture outcomes.
PARTICIPANTS: Men.
MEASUREMENTS: PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant studies. Information was extracted from included studies on participant sociodemographic characteristics, number of male participants, treatment evaluated, comparator for evaluated treatment, study duration, and fracture outcomes. Risk of bias of individual studies was assessed using measures recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration. …