Fortnightly Review: Bone Densitometry in clinical practice

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6993, 1995, Pages 1507-

  Compston, J E ^a   Cooper, C ^b   Kanis, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENSITOMETRY; FRACTURE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SHORT SURVEY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK;

EID: 84970843849     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6993.1507     Document Type: Article

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