Bone mass measurement techniques in clinical practice: Methods, applications, and interpretation

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-41

  Bonnick, Sydney Lou ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Dual energy x ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 13844281493     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200501000-00005     Document Type: Review

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