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KMID : 0438420130200020095
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Korean Journal of Bone Metabolism
2013 Volume.20 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.98
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The Necessity of Bone Densitometry for Patients Taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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An Ki-Yong
Shin Woo-Jin
Lee Kyu-Jung
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Abstract
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Background: To analyze the necessity of bone densitometry for patients long-term taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) over a long period of time, which is one of the risk factors of osteoporosis.
Methods: We selected patients from 5 veterans hospitals who took SSRI for more than 2 months while taking bone densitometry on a regular basis.
Results: Of the 85 patients from a total of 5 veterans hospitals taking SSRI for more than two months, only 34 patients were under diagnosis and treatment measures of osteoporosis through checking each person’s bone mineral density.
Conclusions: It is necessary for patients taking SSRI to check bone density on a regular basis.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoporosis, Prevalence, Serotonin uptake inhibitors
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