Clinical inquiries. Is osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women effective?

MeSH terms

• Absorptiometry, Photon / standards
• Aged
• Bone Density
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Female
• Humans
• Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
• Middle Aged
• Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / prevention & control*
• Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Risk Assessment / methods
• Risk Assessment / standards