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SUBMITTER: Ghirardi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3897893 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ghirardi Arianna A Scotti Lorenza L Vedova Gianluca Della GD D'Oro Luca Cavalieri LC Lapi Francesco F Cipriani Francesco F Caputi Achille P AP Vaccheri Alberto A Gregori Dario D Gesuita Rosaria R Vestri Annarita A Staniscia Tommaso T Mazzaglia Giampiero G Corrao Giovanni G
BMC gastroenterology 20140107
<h4>Background</h4>Data on the effect of oral bisphosphonates (BPs) on risk of upper gastrointestinal complications (UGIC) are conflicting. We conducted a large population-based study from a network of Italian healthcare utilization databases aimed to assess the UGIC risk associated with use of BPs in the setting of secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures.<h4>Methods</h4>A nested case-control study was carried out within a cohort of 68,970 patients aged 45 years or older, who have been ho ...[more]