Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 237-242 , April 2008

Comparing BMD Results Between Two Similar DXA Systems Using the Generalized Least Significant Change

  • John A. Shepherd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John A. Shepherd, PhD, CCD, CDT, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94143-0946, USA.
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  • Sarah L. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Ying Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

Received 14 August 2007 ,Revised 2 February 2008 ,Accepted 4 February 2008.

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PII: S1094-6950(08)00020-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.02.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 237-242 , April 2008

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