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Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2, 70–71 (1 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0077
Screening tools fail to accurately select menopausal women who need absorptiometry to detect osteoporosis
Abstract
Rud B et al. (2005) Performance of four clinical screening tools to select peri- and early postmenopausal women for dual X-ray absorptiometry. Osteoporos Int 16: 764–772 Synopsis Background There is a need for straightforward screening criteria that can accurately identify women with low bone mass who would benefit from BMD measurement and possible antiresorptive therapy.
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