Osteoporosis in Men, Risk Factors and Total Body Bone Densitometry Results
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Discordance in diagnosis of osteoporosis using spine and femur bone densitometry: prevalence and related factors
Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence and risk factors for diagnostic discordance for osteoporosis due to different T-scores of lumbar spine and femoral neck. Methods: In this cross sectional study demographic, anthropometric and risk factors for osteoporosis were derived from a database on 3,039 post-menopausal women who underwent bone densitometry for the first time i...
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Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence and risk factors for diagnostic discordance for osteoporosis due to different T-scores of lumbar spine and femoral neck. Methods: In this cross sectional study demographic, anthropometric and risk factors for osteoporosis were derived from a database on 3,039 post-menopausal women who underwent bone densitometry for the first time in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/23.suppl_1.p6-b