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

• मुख्य लेखकों: María de las Nieves Ganiele (लेखक), Sergio Adrián Terrasa (लेखक), Karin Silvana Kopitowski (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...