Peripheral Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in the Management of Osteoporosis: The 2007 ISCD Official Positions

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 188-206

  Hans, Didier B ^a   Shepherd, John A ^b   Schwartz, Elliott N ^c   Reid, David M ^d   Blake, Glen M ^e   Fordham, John N ^f   Fuerst, Thomas ^g   Hadji, Peyman ^h   Itabashi, Akira ⁱ   Krieg, Marc Antoine ^j   Lewiecki, E Michael ^k  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Northern California Institute for Bone Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g SYNARC INC   (United States)

^h PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

ⁱ SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^k NEW MEXICO CLINICAL RESEARCH AND OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Diagnosis; finger BMD; forearm BMD; fractures; heel BMD; osteoporosis; pDXA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONITORING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 42649089473     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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