title: The use of bone mass screening to prevent fractures.
authors.affiliation: National Research Institute of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Parkville, VIC.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Flicker
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary