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 …

Purpose Previous studies have indicated a relationship between oral corticosteroid use and
the risk of fracture, although without population‐based comparators or exact dose …

Aims The objective of this study was to estimate the number of fractures attributed to oral
corticosteroid use. Methods Information was obtained from the General Practice Research …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Vestergaard P, Olsen ML, Paaske Johnsen S, Rejnmark L, Toft Sørensen H, Mosekilde L
(Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark; and Aarhus and Aalborg University Hospitals; …

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 …

Objectives. To study the fracture risk associated with the use of corticosteroids in any
formulation and administration. Design. Case–control study. Setting. Community‐based …