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Crandall CJ, Newberry SJ, Diamant A, et al. Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Mar. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 53.)

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Appendix DList of Excluded Studies

Excluded at Short Form Review

    Reject: Irrelevant Design (N=213)

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Excluded at Long Form

    Adherence, Inappropriate for Analysis (N=8)

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    Adverse Events, Inappropriate for Analysis (N=22)

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    9.
    Yanik B, Bavbek N, Yanik T, Inegol I, Kanbay M, Turgut FH, et al. The effect of alendronate, risedronate, and raloxifene on renal functions, based on the Cockcroft and Gault method, in postmenopausal women. Ren Fail. 2007;29(4):471–6. [PubMed: 17497471]
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    11.
    Arden NK, Earl S, Fisher DJ, Cooper C, Carruthers S, Goater M. Persistence with teriparatide in patients with osteoporosis: the UK experience. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(11):1626–9. [PubMed: 16823543]
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