Radiographic absorptiometry: A simple method for determination of bone mass

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 34-38

  Cosman, F ^a   Herrington, B ^b   Himmelstein, S ^b   Lindsay, R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Radiographic absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026231916     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01627076     Document Type: Article

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