| Literature DB >> 26390977 |
John A Kanis1, Eugene V McCloskey1, Nicholas C Harvey2, Helena Johansson1, William D Leslie3.
Abstract
A position paper of the National Bone Health Alliance recently recommended that diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis be redefined. We review the merits and demerits of this proposal and argue that the operational bone mineral density (BMD)-based definition be retained while clarity is brought to bear on the distinction between diagnostic and intervention thresholds.Entities:
Keywords: DEFINITION; DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE RISK; FRAX; INTERVENTION THRESHOLDS; OSTEOPOROSIS
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26390977 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2531
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bone Miner Res ISSN: 0884-0431 Impact factor: 6.741