Comparison between T-score-based diagnosis of osteoporosis and specific skeletal site measurements: Prognostic value for predicting fracture risk

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-273

  Gnudi, Saverio ^a   Malavolta, Nazzarena ^b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Densitometry; Fracture; T score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETON; SPINE;

EID: 0141859905     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:6:3:267     Document Type: Article

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