A suggested methodology for the construction of national bone densitometry reference ranges: 1372 Caucasian women from four UK sites

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue DEC., 1997, Pages 1245-1251

  Truscott, J G ^a   Simpson, D S ^b   Fordham, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; DATA BASE; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031471896     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.840.9505843     Document Type: Article

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