Assessment of low bone mass in Vietnamese: Comparison of QUS calcaneal ultrasonometer and data-derived T-scores

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-119

  Thuy, Vu T T ^a   Chau, Tran T ^a   Cong, Nguyen D ^b   De, Doan V ^b   Nguyen, Tuan V ^c  

^a BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^b Ha Tay Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^c GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound measurement; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; CALCANEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIET NAM; AGE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0141889601     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007740300019     Document Type: Article

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