Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , January 2011

Have panoramic indices the power to identify women with low BMD at the axial skeleton?

  • John Damilakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Iraklion 71003, Crete, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2810 392569; fax: +30 2810 542095.
    • ,
  • Konstantinos Vlasiadis

      Affiliations

    • Dental Clinic, University Hospital of Crete, Iraklion 71003, Crete, Greece

Received 27 November 2009 ,Revised 29 January 2010 ,Accepted 6 March 2010.

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PII: S1120-1797(10)00022-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.03.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , January 2011

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