Comparisons of Different Screening Tools for Identifying Fracture/Osteoporosis Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older People

A prospective study was conducted to compare criterion, predictive, and construct validities of 9 fracture/osteoporosis assessment tools, including calcaneal quantitative ultrasonography (QUS), Age Bulk One or Never Estrogens (ABONE), body weight criterion (BWC), Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX)...

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Main Authors: Chen, Sy-Jou, Chen, Yi-Ju, Cheng, Chui-Hsuan, Hwang, Hei-Fen, Chen, Chih-Yi, Lin, Mau-Roung
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902389/