Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: A nationwide study from Denmark

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-141

  Vestergaard, Peter ^a   Rejnmark, Lars ^a   Mosekilde, Leif ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RALOXIFENE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SPINE FRACTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; BONE RESORPTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 13244272079     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1680-8     Document Type: Article

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