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Cost-effectiveness of osteoporotic fracture risk assessment in people with intellectual disabilities

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Png ME   +7 more
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DXA in Children and Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2021
DXA plays a critical role in assessing skeletal health and disease, as well as, fat and muscle status in children and adolescents. Quality DXA requires training, expertise and attention to details, as in adults, but there are key differences in performing and interpretations in children.
Carly E. Guss   +3 more
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DXA scanning

Baillière's Clinical Rheumatology, 1996
The steady improvement in densitometric technique is reviewed in this paper culminating in the newest generation of DXA scanners. The suitability of the lumbar spine, femur and hand as sites for the densitometric measurement of bone loss in rheumatoid disease is assessed.
J G, Truscott, J, Devlin, P, Emery
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The role of DXA in sarcopenia

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2016
Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by progressive and generalized reduction in skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength, associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes (disability, hospitalization, death). The growing attention in the last years, aiming to establish a consensus definition and treatment, reflects the interest of the ...
Alberto Bazzocchi   +6 more
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Stop the war on DXA!

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2018
AbstractDual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a versatile technology that is widely used in clinical practice in the management of osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases. It is a safe and inexpensive procedure that measures bone mineral density (BMD) to diagnose osteoporosis, assess fracture risk, and monitor osteoporosis treatment.
John P. Bilezikian   +2 more
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DXA Quality Matters

Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2006
The proliferation of devices to measure bone mineral density (BMD), with large numbers of technologists operating these instruments and numerous physicians interpreting/reporting the results, raises concern regarding the quality of the studies. High quality BMD measurement and reporting is essential, since referring healthcare providers rely on these ...
Neil Binkley   +2 more
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