Bone Mineral Density Referral for Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Using Quantitative Ultrasound as a Prescreening Tool in Postmenopausal Women from the General Population: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Marin F ^a   Lopez Bastida J ^b   Diez Perez A ^c,d   Sacristan J A ^a   Abizanda, Mercedes ^e   Cervera, Arthur ^e   Carbonell, Cristina ^e   Cama, Adoración ^e   Olmos, Carmen ^e   Alcolea, Rosa M ^f   Rama, Teresa ^f   Galindo, Elena ^f   Pérez Romero, Angel ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (Spain)

^b Servicio Canario de Salud   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e Ctro de Atencion Primaria Gran Via ^*  (Spain)

^f Area Basica de Salud Llefia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Densitometry; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 12144288214     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-003-0135-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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