Identifying postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture in populations: A comparison of three strategies

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1031-1038

  Buist, Diana S M ^a   LaCroix, Andrea Z ^a   Manfredonia, David ^b   Abbott, Thomas ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk factor; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT CODING; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPINE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036089348     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50257.x     Document Type: Article

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