Beyond bone mineral density: Can existing clinical risk assessment instruments identify women at increased risk of osteoporosis?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 375-380

  Wehren, Lois E ^a,c   Siris, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density testing; Osteoporosis; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 7244256219     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01397.x     Document Type: Review

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