Metacarpal cortical index
Biomarker1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Associations
1Osteoporosis
upin humans1
1 study
Osteoporosis
upin humans1
Metacarpal cortical index predicts osteoporosis in humans (AUC = 0.938).
Humansdistinguishing normal from osteoporotic at the FNbonen = 39
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