A New Approach to Fracture Prevention

Missed This Important Session?
If you were unable to attend the session, Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment: A New ACR Clinical Guideline, during the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, catch it now on SessionSelect.

Susan Bernstein is a freelance medical journalist based in Atlanta.

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