The absorptiometry T-score: Influence of selection of the reference population and related considerations for everyday practice

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-293

  Levasseur, Régis ^a   Guaydier Souquières, Geneviève ^a   Marcelli, Christian ^a   Sabatier, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Bone mineral density; Normative data; Osteoporosis; Reference data; T score

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENDER; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; T SCORE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0042362035     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-319X(03)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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