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Epidemiological survey of the feasibility of broadband ultrasound attenuation measured using calcaneal quantitative ultrasound

Body Composition Assessment
Author
TH Chao et al.
Used Parameters : SMM

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Taiwan

Journal : BMJ Open

Objectives We investigated whether calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS-C) is a feasible tool for predicting the incidence of falls. Design Prospective epidemiological cohort study. Setting Community-dwelling people sampled in central western Taiwan. Participants A cohort of community-dwelling people who were≥ 40 years old (men: 524; women: 676) in 2009–2010. Follow-up questionnaires were completed by 186 men and 257 women in 2012. Methods Structured questionnaires and broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) data …
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