A simple method of computing hip axis length using fans-beam densitometry and anthropometric measurements

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-331

  Young, Jean T ^a   Carter, Kristen A ^a   Marion, Michael S ^a   Greendale, Gail A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Hip axis length; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY;

EID: 0034489138     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:3:4:325     Document Type: Article

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