Which to Use to Evaluate Change in BMD at Follow-Up: RMS-SD or RMS-%CV?

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Kiebzak, Gary M ^a   Morgan, Sarah L ^b   Peace, Frederick ^b  

^a UHZ Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Root mean square coefficient of variation; Root mean square standard deviation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLOW UP; HIP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856314563     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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