Search for secondary osteoporosis: Are Z scores useful predictors?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 999, 2009, Pages 38-39

  Swaminathan, K ^a   Flynn, R ^a   Garton, M ^b   Paterson, C ^a   Leese, G ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PERTH ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY OSTEOPOROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61849102856     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.065748     Document Type: Article

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