Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 279-286 , July 2009

Osteoporosis Screening Preferences of Older Adults

  • Smita Nayak

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Smita Nayak, MD, Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Mark S. Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Susan L. Greenspan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Received 8 December 2008 ,Revised 6 March 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00120-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.03.100

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 279-286 , July 2009

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