Peripheral or central densitometry: Does it matter which technique we use?

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-96

  Blake, Glen M ^a   Fogelman, Ignac ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual X ray absorptiometry; Fracture risk; Peripheral measurements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0034960122     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:4:2:083     Document Type: Article

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