Frequency of hypertension in hospitalized population with osteoporotic fractures: Epidemiological retrospective analysis of Hospital Discharge Data in the Apulian database for the period 2006–2010

Osteoporosis and hypertension are two widespread diseases, which share many of the same risk factors such as advanced age, early menopause, smoking, and physical inactivity. The aim of this study is to examine the association between fragility fractures, anti-hypertensive drugs (subgroup C02, accord...

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Main Authors: Angela Notarnicola, Silvio Tafuri, Giuseppe Maccagnano, Lorenzo Moretti, Biagio Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X17698473