Concordane of OSTA and lumbar spine BMD by DXA in identifying risk of osteoporosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To investigate the accuracy of Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA) in identifying the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. To validate use of OSTA risk index by comparing it with the bone mineral density (BMD)...

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Main Authors: Cai YunHua, Chen DeCai, Lu ChunYan, Wei SongQuan
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: BMC 2006-11-01
Serier:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online adgang:http://www.josr-online.com/content/1/1/14