Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 150-153 , April 2006

The Impact of Bone Area on Short-Term Bone Density Precision

  • William D. Leslie

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to William D. Leslie, MD, Department of Medicine (C5121), 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6, Canada.
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  • for the Manitoba Bone Density Program

Received 13 November 2005 ,Revised 5 December 2005 ,Accepted 5 December 2005.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00012-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2005.12.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 150-153 , April 2006

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