The use of bone densitometry in clinical practice

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-211

  Glüer, Claus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Diagnosis; Fracture risk; Monitoring; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

BODY DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; DENSITOMETRY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MONITORING; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033763244     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beem.2000.0069     Document Type: Article

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