Population Bone Mineral Density Measurements for Chinese Women and Men in Hong Kong

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Woo ◽  
M. Li ◽  
E. Lau
2000 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Qin ◽  
S. K. Au ◽  
K. M. Chan ◽  
M. C. Lau ◽  
J. Woo ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1785-1796 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Ho ◽  
S. G. Chan ◽  
Y. B. Yip ◽  
C. S. Y. Chan ◽  
J. L. F. Woo ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Xu ◽  
Jian Gong ◽  
Jia-Xuan Chen ◽  
Tian-Min Zhang ◽  
Qiu-Lian Wu

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 457-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Torgerson ◽  
C Donaldson ◽  
D M Reid

Bone mineral density measurements have been criticized on the grounds that they are not a worth-while screening tool. In this paper we argue that bone mineral measurements can be an efficient diagnostic tool even if they are not of proven value for screening. There is complex relationship between the costs of a measurement, the intervention and the predictive value of the test all of which must be accounted for when assessing the value of a bone density measurement. For bone density measurements to be used for screening, a wider evaluation needs to be undertaken compared with that for their use as a diagnostic tool. We address some common objections, for example, that low compliance with screening would undermine efficiency, and show that these are not relevant. Evaluations of screening need to address issues that are likely to affect efficiency.


Bone ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kröger ◽  
P. Vainio ◽  
J. Nieminen ◽  
A. Kotaniemi

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 987-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhu ◽  
Zhe Ruan ◽  
Zhangyuan Lin ◽  
Haitao Long ◽  
Ruibo Zhao ◽  
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