Efficient patient identification strategies for women with osteoporosis

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-231

  Abbott III, Thomas A ^a   Mucha, Lisa ^a   Manfredonia, David ^a   Schwartz, Elliott N ^b   Berger, Marc L ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Efficiency; Osteoporosis screening; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033196808     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/jcd:2:3:223     Document Type: Article

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