Journal of Osteoporosis
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 640878, 6 pages
doi:10.4061/2010/640878
Research Article
Whole-Body versus Local DXA-Scan for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in COPD Patients
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Centre Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
3Research, Development & Education, CIRO, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Hornerheide 1, 6085 NM Horn, The Netherlands
Received 22 July 2009; Revised 21 October 2009; Accepted 2 January 2010
Academic Editor: David M. Reid
Copyright © 2010 Lidwien Graat-Verboom et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Lidwien Graat-Verboom, Martijn A. Spruit, Ben E. E. M. van den Borne, Frank W. J. M. Smeenk, and Emiel F. M. Wouters, “Whole-Body versus Local DXA-Scan for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in COPD Patients,” Journal of Osteoporosis, vol. 2010, Article ID 640878, 6 pages, 2010. doi:10.4061/2010/640878