Risk assessment for osteoporosis using bone mineral density determination: A Belgian perspective

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-358

  Geusens, Piet ^a   Boonen, Steven ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Diagnosis; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007009105     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:1:4:355     Document Type: Article

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