Determination of a standard site for the measurement of bone mineral density of the human calcaneus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 449-456

  Burston, B ^a   McNally, D S ^a   Nicholson, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; FOOT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031752918     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004191     Document Type: Article

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