Discordance in DXA male reference ranges

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-126

  McMahon, Kerry ^a   Nightingale, Jean ^b   Pocock, Nicholas ^b  

^a Queensland X Ray   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; DXA; Osteoporosis; Reference range

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3042784601     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:7:2:121     Document Type: Article

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