Does a distal forearm fracture lead to evaluation for osteoporosis? A retrospective cohort study in 147 Danish women

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-24

  Rud, Bo ^a,c   Greibe, Rasmus ^b   Hyldstrup, Lars ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Ancher ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Department of Endocrinology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colles fracture; Osteoporosis; Physician's practice patterns; Postmenopausal; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENMARK; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 15344344967     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:8:1:018     Document Type: Article

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