Effectiveness of Bisphosphonate Analogues and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Attenuating Post-Injury Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Injury Patients- a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ke-Vin Chang; Chen-Yu Hung; Wen-Shiang Chen; Mei-Shu Lai; Kuo-Liong Chien; Der-Sheng Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081124

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Effectiveness of Bisphosphonate Analogues and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Attenuating Post-Injury Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Injury Patients- a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ke-Vin Chang,

Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, BeiHu Branch and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chen-Yu Hung,

Affiliation Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wen-Shiang Chen,

Affiliation Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mei-Shu Lai,

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kuo-Liong Chien ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kuo-Liong Chien, Der-Sheng Han

* E-mail: klchien@ntu.edu.tw (KLC); dshan1121@yahoo.com.tw (DSH)

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Der-Sheng Han

Contributed equally to this work with: Kuo-Liong Chien, Der-Sheng Han

* E-mail: klchien@ntu.edu.tw (KLC); dshan1121@yahoo.com.tw (DSH)

Affiliation Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, BeiHu Branch and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Effectiveness of Bisphosphonate Analogues and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Attenuating Post-Injury Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Injury Patients- a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ke-Vin Chang,
Chen-Yu Hung,
Wen-Shiang Chen,
Mei-Shu Lai,
Kuo-Liong Chien,
Der-Sheng Han

Published: November 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081124

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