Decision rules for selecting women for bone mineral density testing: Application in postmenopausal women referred to a bone densitometry unit

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1307-1312

  Martínez Aguilà, Dolors ^a   Gómez Vaquero, Carmen ^a   Rozadilla, Antoni ^a   Romera, Montserrat ^a   Narváez, Javier ^a   Nolla, Joan M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal women; Screening methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT CRITERION; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS INDEX OF RISK; OSTEOPOROSIS RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34250197265     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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