Summaries for patients. Screening for osteoporosis: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Ann Intern Med. 2002 Sep 17;137(6):I59. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00006.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Patient Education Handout

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Density
  • Evidence-Based Medicine*
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone / etiology
  • Fractures, Bone / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening*
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / complications
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / diagnosis*
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • United States