Does the Precision of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Bone Mineral Density Differ by Sex?

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 505-509

  Krueger, Diane ^a   Vallarta Ast, Nellie ^a   Libber, Jessie ^a   Gangnon, Ronald ^a,b   Binkley, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; DXA; Precision; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITOMETER; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84925225620     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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