Outcome of osteoporosis evaluation, treatment, and follow-up in patients referred to a specialized outpatient clinic compared to patients in care of general practitioners.
Mette Friberg HitzSofie ArupJakob Praest HolmAnne Lyngholm SoerensenThomas Alexander GerdsJens-Erik Beck JensenPublished in: Archives of osteoporosis (2020)
Patients in care of specialists were most likely to receive a treatment other than OB. Primary adherence was highest in the GPP, whereas short- and long-term persistence was similar for up to 5 years whether treated by a specialist or a GP.