Screening for osteoporosis

Am Fam Physician. 2011 May 15;83(10):1201-2.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon*
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Bone Density / drug effects
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis / diagnosis*
  • Osteoporosis / drug therapy
  • Osteoporosis / prevention & control*
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / diagnosis
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / prevention & control
  • Osteoporotic Fractures / prevention & control*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Diphosphonates