Comparison of two methods for measuring ultrasound properties of the heel in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 500-505

  Ingle, B M ^a   Sherwood, K E ^a   Eastell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Equivalence; Method comparison; Osteoporosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034953815     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980170096     Document Type: Article

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