Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Portable bone mineral density scanners for screening and diagnosis of osteoporosis: uses, limitations, and guidelines. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Rapid Response - Summary of Abstracts. 2013 Authors' conclusions Three non-randomized studies were identified regarding the uses and limitations of portable bone mineral density (BMD) scanners for screening and diagnosis of osteoporosis compared to standard BMD scanners. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Bone Density; Humans; Mass Screening; Osteoporosis Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5S8 Email: requests@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32014000149 Date abstract record published 24/01/2014 |