Potential Relationship Between Diuretic Use and Vertebral Fracture in Women

Am J Med. 2017 May;130(5):e235. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.016. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Authors

Satoshi Watanuki¹, Hideto Yoshida², Yukiko Ida³, Hiroaki Kusunose⁴, Shiho Takada⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Emergency and General Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan.
² Nishiizu Kenikukai Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Japan.
⁵ Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Japan.

PMID: 28249668
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.016

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bone Density
Diuretics*
Female
Humans
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Spinal Fractures*

Substances

Diuretics