Bone densitometry and the diagnosis of osteoporosis

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-81

  Blake, Glen M ^a   Fogelman, Ignac ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035180387     PISSN: 00012998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/snuc.2001.18749     Document Type: Article

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