Differences in precision in bone mineral density measured by SXA and DXA: The NOREPOS study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 615-624

  Forsén, Lisa ^a   Berntsen, Gro K Rosvold ^b   Meyer, Haakon E ^a   Tell, Grethe S ^c   Fønnebø, Vinjar ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Least significant change; Reliability; Single energy X ray absorptiometry; Smallest detectable difference

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HIP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; SINGLE X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HIP; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51749114236     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9271-1     Document Type: Article

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