The increasing use of peripheral bone densitometry

BMJ. 2000 Aug 12;321(7258):396-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7258.396.
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Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon / instrumentation
  • Absorptiometry, Photon / methods
  • Age Factors
  • Bone Density
  • Bone and Bones / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / physiopathology
  • Heel / diagnostic imaging
  • Heel / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / diagnosis*
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / physiopathology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Ultrasonography