Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-276

  Pfister, Alfred K ^a   Welch, Christine W ^a   Emmett, Mary ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051656853     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-4-201108160-00020     Document Type: Letter

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