Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry of the Lumbar Spine but not the Hip: Any Problems with a Swiss Policy?~!2009-08-13~!2009-11-18~!2010-03-05~!
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Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry of the Lumbar Spine but not the Hip: Any Problems with a Swiss Policy?
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a growing healthcare problem in societies with aging populations and DXA is increasingly important to evaluate patients at risk and measure effects of osteoporosis treatment. In Switzerland, as in most Western countries, growing expense of public healthcare forces public authorities to take cost-saving action. The restriction of reimbursement for DXA measurement of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Bone Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1876-5254
DOI: 10.2174/1876525401002010014