Application of the World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool to predict need for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning in postmenopausal women

• Main Authors: An-Shine Chao (Author), Fang-Ping Chen (Author), Yu-Ching Lin (Author), Ting-Shuo Huang (Author), Chih-Ming Fan (Author), Yu-Wei Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, excluding bone mineral density (pre-BMD FRAX), in identifying Taiwanese postmenopausal women needing dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) examination for further treatment. Materials and methods: Th...