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Thiazide diuretic usage and risk of fracture: a meta-analysis of cohort studies.

X XiaoY XuQing Wu
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Our findings indicate that thiazide diuretic use may convey a decreased risk of fracture and as such, the protective effect of this class of medicine should be considered when prescribing thiazide diuretics in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
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