Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 404-411, July 2008

Use of a Swedish T-Score Reference Population for Women Causes a Two-Fold Increase in the Amount of Postmenopausal Swedish Patients that Fulfill the WHO Criteria for Osteoporosis

  • Eva L. Ribom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Eva L. Ribom, PhD, Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedic unit, Uppsala University Hospital, Entrance 70, 3 stairs, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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  • Östen Ljunggren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Hans Mallmin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences

Received 24 September 2007; received in revised form 12 December 2007; accepted 12 December 2007. published online 18 February 2008.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00263-6

doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2007.12.014

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 404-411, July 2008

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