Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 11-16 , January 2009

Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Diagnostic Discordance Between Z-Scores and T-Scores in Young Adults

  • John J. Carey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John J. Carey, MB, BCh, BAO, MS, Department of Rheumatology, Unit 3, Merlin Park University Hospital, Merlin Park, Galway, Ireland.
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  • Miriam F. Delaney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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  • Thomas E. Love

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Care Research and Policy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Barbara A. Cromer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Paul D. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Colorado Center for Bone Research, South Wadsworth, Lakewood, CO, USA
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  • Bradford J. Richmond

      Affiliations

    • Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Martha Manilla-McIntosh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Steven A. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Care Research and Policy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Charles L. Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Care Research and Policy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Angelo A. Licata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • The Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

Received 1 August 2008 ,Revised 6 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 November 2008.

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 Disclaimers: This work was presented in part at the 17th International Bone Density Workshop in Kyoto, Japan, on November 6, 2006. Oral Presentation Number was 01-08. This work is part of Dr. John Carey's thesis for his Masters Program in Clinical Research (M.S. degree) at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. A full copy of the thesis is on file at the university library located at 11055 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

PII: S1094-6950(08)00502-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.11.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 11-16 , January 2009

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