The Evaluation of Efficacy of Calcitriol on Bone Mineral Density, Pain and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Patients With or Without Depression

• Main Authors: Halil Koyuncu (Author), İlknur Aktaş (Author), Ahmet Dinç (Author), İmdat Özkul (Author), Teoman Aydın (Author), Erdal Yücel (Author), Ömer Kocaman (Author), Halime Toros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to determine whether depression was affect on bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporotic (PMO) women and response to calcitriol treatment in this patients. Seventy two females (mean age 65 ± 6.9) were included in this study. Out of these patients, 27 (37.5%) had depression, 4...