Relationship between bone quantitative ultrasound and fractures: A meta-analysis

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1126-1135

  Marín, Fernando ^a,e   González Macías, Jesús ^b   Díez Pérez, Adolfo ^c   Palma, Silvia ^d   Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel ^d  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Bone ultrasound; Fractures; Meta analysis; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HEEL; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATELLA; PHALANX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGE FACTORS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745505697     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.060417     Document Type: Article

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