The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 251-256 , March 2007

Gaps in Treatment Among Users of Osteoporosis Medications: The Dynamics of Noncompliance

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    Diagram of case-crossover analysis of events predicting a return to medication use. The shaded area represents time when patient is on medication.

    Diagram of case-crossover analysis of events predicting a return to medication use. The shaded area represents time when patient is on medication.

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    Kaplan-Meier estimate of the cumulative probability of returning to treatment.

    Kaplan-Meier estimate of the cumulative probability of returning to treatment.

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    Kaplan-Meier estimate of the cumulative probability of returning to treatment (stratified by length of time on medication before interruption).

    Kaplan-Meier estimate of the cumulative probability of returning to treatment (stratified by length of time on medication before interruption).

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (AR-48616, DK-02759, AR-47782, and AG-027400). Investigators are also supported by grants from the Arthritis Foundation and the Engalitcheff Arthritis Outcomes Initiative. There was no pharmaceutical industry support for this study.

PII: S0002-9343(06)00506-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.03.029

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 251-256 , March 2007