Reference data in a Swiss population: Discordance in patient classification using T-scores among calcaneum, spine, and femur

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 291-298

  Hans, Didier ^a,b   Rizzoli, René ^b   Thiébaud, Daniel ^c   Lippuner, Kurt ^d   Allaoua, Samia ^a   Genton, Lawrence ^a   Luzuy, Frantz ^a   Krieg, Marc Antoine ^c   Jaeger, Philippe ^d   Slosman, Daniel O ^a  

^a Division of Nuclear Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis reference data; Quantitative ultrasound; T score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CALCANEUS; DEVICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 18244393470     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:4:4:291     Document Type: Article

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