Osteoporosis case finding in the general practice: Phalangeal radiographic absorptiometry with and without risk factors for osteoporosis to select postmenopausal women eligible for lumbar spine and hip densitometry

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1353-1362

  Gasser, Katharina M ^a   Mueller, Christian ^a   Zwahlen, Marcel ^b   Kaufmann, Manfred ^a   Fuchs, Gaby ^a   Perrelet, Romain ^a   Abetel, Gilbert ^c   Bürgi, Ulrich ^a   Lippuner, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Clinical Research Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Case finding; DXA; General practice; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Radiographic absorptiometry; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 27444444894     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1846-z     Document Type: Article

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