title: Geriatricians should screen for vertebral fractures in all individuals by performing X-rays of the thoracic spine.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrics Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Spaarne Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hanna C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: van der Jagt-Willems
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: van Munster
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Tulner
authors.forename: Willem F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Lems
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*