Discrepancies in normative data between lunar and hologic DXA systems

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 432-436

  Faulkner, K G ^a   Roberts, L A ^a   McClung, M R ^a  

^a OREGON OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DXA; Hip fracture; Normative data; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030445883     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01629574     Document Type: Article

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