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The 2nd Metacarpal Cortical Index as a Simple Screening Tool for Osteopenia
BACKGROUND: Osteopenia is a known risk factor for sustaining skeletal fractures. Prevention of fragility fractures has obvious clinical and economic advantages, however screening all patients using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is controversial not only because of the cost implications bu...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746479/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33317229 http://dx.doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2020.27.4.261 |