The Canadian score(TM) questionnaire: Optimizing the use of technology for low bone density assessment

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-280

  Ungar, Wendy J ^a,h   Josse, Robert ^b   Lee, Shelley ^c   Ryan, Nancy ^c   Adachi, Rick ^d   Hanley, David ^e   Brown, Jacques ^f   Breton, Marie Claude ^g  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Innovus Research   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

^f LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual X ray absorptiometry; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; CANADA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033729788     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:3:3:269     Document Type: Article

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