Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 365-369 , October 2007

A New Approach for Quantifying Change and Test Precision in Bone Densitometry

  • William D. Leslie

      Affiliations

    • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. William D. Leslie, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine (C5121), University of Manitoba, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6, Canada.
    • ,
  • Alireza Moayyeri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • Mohsen Sadatsafavi

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Liqun Wang

      Affiliations

    • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Received 5 July 2007 ,Revised 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 6 August 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00206-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.08.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 365-369 , October 2007

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