Administration of oral corticosteroids is associated with the development of osteoporosis and
an increased risk of fractures. However, the size of the treated sub‐population who would …

Abstract Treatment with oral corticosteroids is known to decrease bone density but there are
few data on the attendant risk of fracture and on the reversibility of this risk after cessation of …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of continuous use of oral steroids in the general
population, the conditions for which they are prescribed, and the extent to which patients …

Purpose—The objective of this study was an evaluation of the sensitivity of findings of the
relationship between oral corticosteroid use and the risk of fracture. We found in earlier work …

Objective. This study examined the effects of daily and cumulative oral corticosteroid doses
on the risk of fractures. Methods. Information was obtained from the General Practice …

Abstract Treatment with systemic corticosteroids is known to increase the risk of fractures but
little is known of the fracture risks associated with inhaled corticosteroids. A retrospective …

Studies of oral corticosteroid dose and loss of bone mineral density have reported
inconsistent results. In this meta-analysis, we used information from 66 papers on bone …

Oral corticosteroids are known to increase the risk of fracture in adults, but their effects in
children remain uncertain. The medical records of general practitioners in the United …

The relationship between use of corticosteroids and fracture risk was estimated in a meta‐
analysis of data from seven cohort studies of∼ 42,000 men and women. Current and past …

BACKGROUND The adverse effects of oral corticosteroids are widely recognised but there
are few quantitative data on which to base advice to patients. In a two part cross sectional …