Prevalence of osteoporosis using bone mineral measurements at the calcaneus by dual X-ray and laser (DXL)

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 823-827

  Kullenberg, R ^a   Falch, J A ^b  

^a Demetech AB   (Sweden)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Calcaneus Dual X ray and laser (DXL); T scores; WHO criteria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; HUMAN; LASER; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; HUMANS; LASERS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0345308459     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1442-z     Document Type: Article

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