Impact of the analysis of a bone density reference range on determination of the T-score

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-62

  Price, Roger I ^a,b   Walters, Mark J ^a,c   Retallack, Robert W ^a   Henderson, N Kathryn ^b   Kerr, Deborah ^b   Henzell, Sarah ^a   Dhaliwal, Satvinder ^a   Prince, Richard L ^a,d  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Reference range; Regression analysis; T score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE MINERAL; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037362383     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:6:1:51     Document Type: Article

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