Study on the bone mineral density of elderly patients

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 85, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1113-1116

  Qiu, Gui Xing ^a   Chen, Bin ^a   Weng, Xi Sheng ^a   Wang, Zhi Yi ^a   Sun, Tian Sheng ^a   Zhang, Bao Zhong ^a   Xu, Ling ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Bone density; Fracture; Osteoporosis; The elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 20944442659     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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