Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2010

Is a Fixed Value for the Least Significant Change Appropriate?

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 October 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00242-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.10.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2010

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