Screening for male osteoporosis at an academic medical center : retrospective analysis of DXA usage patterns over 5 years [abstract]

dc.contributor.advisor	Siva, Chokkalingam	eng
dc.contributor.author	Abdinoor, Abdillahi	eng
dc.contributor.author	Ivory, Dedri Markita	eng
dc.contributor.author	Velazquez, Celso	eng
dc.contributor.corporatename	University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine	eng
dc.contributor.meetingname	Health Sciences Research Day (2010 : University of Missouri)	eng
dc.date.issued	2010	eng
dc.description.abstract	Recent research suggests men have higher mortality rates than women after hip fracture and men experience fractures at higher bone density values. Although the risk of osteoporotic fractures in men is increasing, there is still a perception amongst lay public, physicians and policy makers that osteoporosis is a disease of women.	eng
dc.format.extent	1 page	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/9409
dc.language	English	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri--Columbia. Health Sciences Research Day	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	DeXA scan	eng
dc.subject	bone density	eng
dc.subject.FAST	Hip joint -- Fractures	eng
dc.subject.FAST	Men	eng
dc.subject.FAST	Osteoporosis	eng
dc.subject.FAST	Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry	eng
dc.title	Screening for male osteoporosis at an academic medical center : retrospective analysis of DXA usage patterns over 5 years [abstract]	eng
dc.type	Abstract	eng

2010 Health Sciences Research Day (MU)
Poster presentation abstracts for 2010 Health Sciences Research Day.