Potential roles for quantitative ultrasound in the management of osteoporosis

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 355-358

  Pocock, N A ^a   Culton, N L ^a   Gilbert, G R ^a   Hoy, M L ^a   Babicheva, R ^a   Chu, J M ^a   Lee, K S ^a   Freund, J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PREVALENCE; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 0034596910     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb125686.x     Document Type: Article

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