Bone mineral density measurements: Are they worth while?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 457-461

  Torgerson, D J ^a,c   Donaldson, C ^a   Reid, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EID: 0029815868     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900810     Document Type: Review

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