Diagnosis of osteoporosis by planar bone densitometry: Can body size be disregarded?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue SEPT., 1998, Pages 934-943

  Nielsen, S Pors ^a   Kolthoff, N ^a   Barenholdt O ^a   Kristensen, B ^a   Abrahamsen, B ^b   Hermann, A P ^c   Brot, C ^d  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Copenhagen Municipal Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY;

EID: 3543124653     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.849.10195008     Document Type: Article

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