Physician treatment of osteoporosis in response to heel ultrasound bone mineral density reports

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-381

  Boyd, Joan L ^a   Holcomb, John P ^b   Rothenberg, R J ^c  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density report; Heel ultrasound; Osteoporosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0036959875     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:5:4:375     Document Type: Article

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