title: Does low bone mineral density predict mortality?
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de rhumatologie, EA 4490, université Lille 2, 42, rue Paul-Duez, 59000 Lille, France. Electronic address: bernard.cortet@chru-lille.fr.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cortet
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States
keywords: Bone densitometry; DXA; Dual-photon X-ray absorptiometry; Low Bone Mineral Density; Mortality; Osteoporosis