Practical guide for the use of bone mineral measurements in the assessment of treatment of osteoporosis: A position paper of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and Bone Disease

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 256-261

  Kanis, John A ^a   Devogelaer, Jean Pierre ^b   Gennari, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0029942211     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01622743     Document Type: Short Survey

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