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Osteoporosis risk SCORE (Lydick) — who needs bone densitometry

Current versionMusculoskeletal·6 inputs·2 references

Based on Lydick E et al. (1998).

Decision support for clinicians — review before acting.

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Runs only when you press Calculate. Values are not stored.

References

  1. Lydick E, Cook K, Turpin J, Melton M, Stine R, Byrnes C. Development and validation of a simple questionnaire to facilitate identification of women likely to have low bone density. Am J Manag Care. 1998;4:37-48. Search PubMed
  2. Geusens P, Hochberg MC, van der Voort DJ, et al. Performance of risk indices for identifying low bone density in postmenopausal women. Mayo Clin Proc. 2002;77:629-637. Search PubMed

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