Screening osteoporosis using different skeletal sites: a comparison with the standard WHO criteria

Screening osteoporosis using different skeletal sites: a comparison with the standard WHO criteria

Objective(s): To compare bone mineral density of different skeletal sites and to assess the possibility of using one skeletal site for diagnosing osteoporosis as opposed to the two sites required in the WHO criteria. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 4229 patients referring to the...

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Main Authors: Soltani A., Khaleghi Nejad N., Pajouhi M., Hamidi Z., Hossein nezhad A., Larijani B.
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research 2004-01-01
Series:Payesh
Subjects:
osteoporosis
diagnosis
screening
bone mineral density
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Online Access:http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-815-en.html

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