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Depression
Research conducted at University of Alabama has updated our knowledge about depression
March 2nd, 2007
Fresh data on depression are presented in the report "Predictors of non-spine fracture in elderly men: the MrOS study. We examined determinants of nonvertebral fracture in elderly men from six USA. communities followed an average of 4.1 years. Six clinical risk factors predicted fracture risk independent of hip BMD: tricyclic antidepressant use, previous fracture, inability to complete a narrow walk trial, falls in previous year, age >or=80 years, and depressed mood. There are few prospective studies of fracture determinants in men," scientists in the United States report. "We examined the associations between a comprehensive set of clinical risk factors and risk of...
Source: Drug Week (2007-03-02)
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