Bone mineral density testing in social context

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 679-685

  Kazanjian, Arminée ^a   Green, Carolyn J ^a   Bassett, Ken ^a   Brunger, Fern ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Densitometry; Health care delivery; Osteoporosis; Social conditions; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033397181     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462399015470     Document Type: Review

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