Meta-analysis of how well measures of bone mineral density predict occurrence of osteoporotic fractures

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7041, 1996, Pages 1254-1259

  Marshall, Deborah ^a   Johnell, Olof ^b   Wedel, Hans ^c  

^a Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0029986509     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7041.1254     Document Type: Article

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