Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 153-156 , April 2007

Discordance in Diagnosis of Osteoporosis Using Spine and Hip Bone Densitometry

Received 7 November 2006 ,Revised 7 December 2006 ,Accepted 8 December 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00314-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.12.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 153-156 , April 2007

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