Recognition of vertebral fracture in a clinical setting

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 577-582

  Gehlbach, S H ^a   Bigelow, C ^a   Heimisdottir, M ^a   May, S ^a   Walker, M ^b   Kirkwood, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0033807954     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980070078     Document Type: Article

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