In elderly women weight is the best predictor of a very low bone mineral density: Evidence from the EPIDOS study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 881-888

  Dargent Molina, P ^a   Poitiers, F ^a   Breart G ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Elderly women; Osteoporosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034526938     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980070048     Document Type: Article

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