Recommendations for the prevention of osteoporosis and fragility fractures: International comparison and synthesis

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 597-610

  Rossignol, Michel ^a   Moride, Yola ^b   Perreault, Sylvie ^b   Boivin, Jean François ^a   Ste Marie, Louis Georges ^b   Robitaille, Yvonne ^a   De Courval, Louise Poulin ^c   Fautrel, Bruno ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis screening prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENSITOMETRY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSE; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0036623161     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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