PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mazanec, Daniel J.
AU  - Grisanti, Joseph M.
TI  - Drug-induced osteoporosis
DP  - 1989 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 297--303
VI  - 56
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/3/297.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/3/297.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1989 May 01; 56
AB  - Use of corticosteroids has been most frequently associated with bone loss, but heparin and methotrexate, when used in relatively high doses, have also been linked to the development of osteoporosis. Clinical features of bone loss associated with these agents, possible pathophysiologic mechanisms, and strategies for avoiding this complication are reviewed.