Osteoporosis screening: Factors associated with bone mineral density testing of older women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 989-994

  Davisson, Laura ^a,b   Warden, Mary ^a   Manivannan, Shanthi ^a   Kolar, Maria ^a,b,c   Kincaid, Christine ^a   Bashir, Shahida ^a   Layne, Richard ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence in Women's Health   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349195047     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1138     Document Type: Article

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