Diagnostic methods in osteoporosis

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-151

  Thomakos, N ^a   Liakakos, T ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Imaging techniques; Menopause; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0033742812     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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