Should Women Get Screening Bone Mass Measurements?
Authors: SUSAN OTT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Editorials1 June 1986Should Women Get Screening Bone Mass Measurements?SUSAN OTT, M.D.SUSAN OTT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-6-874 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOSTEOPOROSIS, once considered a boring disease if considered at all, has now become fashionable. This new interest has led to greater patient education and more intensive research into the disease. The development of new methods of measuring bone mass has been a boon to researchers. However, there is a great temptation to over-interpret the results of these new techniques, especially when applied to an individual patient. Pressure comes both from worried patients who want to know if they will develop osteoporosis, and from those who would like to tap this large market for financial gain. It is important for physicians...References1. 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