Conversion of Measured Bone Mineral Density T-scores of Chinese Women to Equivalent Caucasian Women's T-score Values

Overview

Journal Quant Imaging Med Surg

Specialty Radiology

Date 2023 Nov 16

PMID 37969635

Authors

Ben-Heng Xiao

Glen M Blake

Yi Xiang J Wang

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