Search for dissertations about: "osteoporosis assessment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words osteoporosis assessment.
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1. Defining the clinical usefulness of vertebral fracture assessment
Abstract : Objective: Vertebral fractures (VFs) are the most common osteoporotic fracture and among the strongest predictors for future fracture. VFs can be identified by vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) from lateral spine imaging (LSI) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). READ MORE
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2. Aspects of osteoporosis and fracture risk assessment in primary dental care : attitudes, willingness to pay and evaluation of an automated software
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3. Estrogen and raloxifene in experimental arthritis and osteoporosis
Abstract : ABSTRACT In postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis (RA), both the estrogen deficiency and the inflammatory disease contribute to the development of generalized osteoporosis. This leads to an increased risk of fracture, with high morbidity and mortality. More than 50% of women with postmenopausal RA suffer from osteoporosis. READ MORE
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4. Estimation of risk in the field of osteoporosis
Abstract : Introduction: Osteoporosis has been recognised as an established and well-defined disease that affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan. Osteoporosis has been operationally defined by the WHO on the basis of bone mineral density (BMD) assessment. READ MORE
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5. Fractures in postmenopausal women. Background factors and fracture risk assessment
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