Correlation of osteoporosis screening by quantitative ultrasound of calcaneus and Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians in Taiwanese. - Concepedia

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Correlation of osteoporosis screening by quantitative ultrasound of calcaneus and Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians in Taiwanese.

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2004

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Nan-Ping Yang, Tsann Lin, Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou

Abstract

The OSTA index, a simple and free risk assessment tool, can be used to estimate the prevalence of low QUS values in Asian women and may help to increase awareness and prevention of low bone mineral density.