Risk Identification of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women by a Simple Algorithm Based on Ultrasound Densitometry and Body Mass Index

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-416

  Omodei, Umberto ^a   Benussi, Caterina ^b   Ramazzotto, Francesca ^a   Feller, Michela ^a   Gambacciani, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DXA; osteoporosis; QUS; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 50849115811     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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