HHS Panel Recommends Routine Osteoporosis Tests, Updates 1996 Report
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurement of bone density in the femoral neck is the most accurate predictor of hip fractures due to osteoporosis, according to a Sept. 17 evidence-based report
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