Optimal decision criterion for detecting change in bone mineral density during serial monitoring: A Bayesian approach

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1589-1596

  Sadatsafavi, M ^a   Moayyeri, A ^b   Wang, L ^c   Leslie, W D ^c  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Precision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; BONE DENSITY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 53549117439     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0615-1     Document Type: Article

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