Radiographic absorptiometry for pre-screening of osteoporosis in patients with low energy fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-274

  Buch, Inge ^a,b   Oturai, Peter S ^b   Jensen, Lars T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; DEXA; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHALANX; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHIC ABSORPTIOMETRY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953845362     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365511003786365     Document Type: Article

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