Evaluation of the Singh index for measuring osteoporosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 831-834

  Koot, V C M ^a,b   Kesselaer, S M M J ^a,b   Clevers, G J ^a,b   De Hooge, P ^a,b   Weits, T ^a,b   Van Der Werken, Chr ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRUCTURE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; JOINT SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICS; TRABECULAR BONE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0029798690     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b5.0780831     Document Type: Article

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