Excessive osteoporosis screening in women under 65 years: a cross-sectional study

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: María de las Nieves Ganiele (Συγγραφέας), Sergio Adrián Terrasa (Συγγραφέας), Karin Silvana Kopitowski (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Overuse of osteoporosis screening in women at low risk of fracture may lead to overdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment and medicalization. The objective of this work was to estimate the proportion of women aged 45 to 64 enrolled in a private health insurance plan in Buenos Aires undergoing hip dual-e...