Quantitative Ultrasound of the Calcaneus As a Screening Tool to Detect Osteoporosis: Different Reference Ranges for Caucasian Women, African American Women, and Caucasian Men

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-110

  Rothenberg, R J ^a,d   Boyd, J L ^b   Holcomb, J P ^c  

^a NE OH Univ Coll Med Forum H ^*  (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Rheumatology Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound; Race; Sex; T score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 1242329183     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:7:1:101     Document Type: Article

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