Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 494-497 , October 2008

Application of Epidemiology to Change Health Policy: Defining Age-Related Thresholds of Bone Mineral Density for Primary Prevention of Fracture

Received 19 November 2007 ,Revised 28 April 2008 ,Accepted 6 May 2008.

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PII: S1094-6950(08)00071-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.05.090

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 494-497 , October 2008

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