Prediction of fracture risk I: Bone density

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 312, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 257-259

  Miller, Paul D ^a   McClung, Michael ^b  

^a Health Sciences Center and Colorado Center for Bone Research   (United States)

^b Osteoporosis Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone Density; Fracture Risk; Osteoporosis; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 0029754683     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)41840-3     Document Type: Article

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