Osteoporosis in clinical practice - Bone densitometry and fracture risk

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1419-1423

  Davey, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIODENSITOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CATS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031794706     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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