Quantitative ultrasound techniques for the assessment of osteoporosis: Expert agreement on current status

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1280-1288

  Glüer, Claus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030737927     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.8.1280     Document Type: Article

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