Classification of osteoporosis based on bone mineral densities

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 901-910

  Lu, Ying ^a   Genant, Harry K ^a   Shepherd, John ^a   Zhao, Shoujun ^a   Mathur, Ashwini ^b   Fuerst, Thomas P ^a   Cummings, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Classification; Diagnostic agreement; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0035055418     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.5.901     Document Type: Article

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