Osteoporosis: Evaluation of Screening Patterns in a Primary-Care Group Practice

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 498-502

  Cohen, Kenneth ^a   Maier, Diana ^a  

^a New West Physicians   (United States)

Author keywords

family practice; group practice; internal medicine; osteoporosis prevention; Osteoporosis Screening; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; COLORADO; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55549097781     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.08.104     Document Type: Article

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