Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 97-108 , May 2005

Economic burden of osteoporosis, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women in an employed population

  • Alicia C. Sasser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Alicia C. Sasser, 111 Huntington Avenue, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
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  • Matthew D. Rousculp, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Howard G. Birnbaum, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Emily F. Oster, BA

      Affiliations

    • Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Edward Lufkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • David Mallet, BA

      Affiliations

    • Ingenix, New Haven, Connecticut

Received 20 April 2004 ,Revised 23 September 2004 ,Accepted 15 November 2004.

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PII: S1049-3867(05)00002-2

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.11.006

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 97-108 , May 2005

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