Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 249-258 , July 2007

A Generalized Least Significant Change for Individuals Measured on Different DXA Systems

  • John A. Shepherd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John A. Shepherd, PhD, Department of Radiology, University of California, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94143-0946.
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  • Ying Lu

Received 28 April 2006 ,Revised 5 May 2007 ,Accepted 7 May 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00173-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.05.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 249-258 , July 2007

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