Osteoporosis for the home care physician, part 1: Etiology and current diagnostic strageties

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 192-196

  Hajjar, Ramzi R ^a,b   Kamel, Hosam K ^c  

^a Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c St Joseph's Mercy Health Center Hot Springs   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Fractures; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE TURNOVER; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOMALACIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2642537034     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70114-0     Document Type: Article

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