Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool Performance in a Large Sample of Postmenopausal Women of Mendoza, Argentina

The Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool (OST) is a clinical instrument designed to select patients at risk of osteoporosis, who would benefit from a bone mineral density measurement. The OST only takes into account the age and weight of the subject. It was developed for Asian women and later validated...

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Main Author: Fernando D. Saraví
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Osteoporosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/150154