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New findings with old drugs for osteoporosis

Evaluation of Cummings SR, Ettinger B, Delmas PD, et al. The effects of tibolone in old postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 2008;359:697-708, and of Roux C, Fechtenbaum J, Kolta S, et al. Strontium ranelate reduces the risk of vertebral fracture in young postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2008, doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094516

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Pages 513-516 | Published online: 04 Feb 2009

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