Quantitative heel ultrasound in 3180 women between 45 and 75 years of age: Compliance, normal ranges and relationship to fracture history

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-214

  Thompson, P ^a,b   Taylor, J ^c   Fisher, A ^d   Oliver, R ^e  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Osteoporosis Dorset   (United Kingdom)

^d Westbourne Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e Orchard Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Osteoporosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HEEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031668816     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050056     Document Type: Article

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