BONE MINERAL DENSITY TESTING IN SOCIAL CONTEXT

Bone mineral density (BMD) testing of healthy women continues to increase, despite widespread discrediting of this test as a valid means to predict fracture risk. To find an explanation for this expanding utilization, we turn to the literature of sociology and political science. Two interdisciplinar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of technology assessment in health care 1999-10, Vol.15 (4), p.679-685
Hauptverfasser:	Kazanjian, Arminée, Green, Carolyn J., Bassett, Ken, Brunger, Fern
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorptiometry, Photon - economics Absorptiometry, Photon - utilization Attitude to Health - ethnology Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Bone Density Densitometry Diffusion of Innovation Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Feminism GENERAL ESSAYS Health care delivery Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Marketing of Health Services Mass Screening - economics Mass Screening - utilization Medical sciences Menopause - ethnology Menopause - physiology Menopause - psychology Middle Aged Osteoporosis Osteoporosis - diagnostic imaging Osteoporosis - prevention & control Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease Predictive Value of Tests Radionuclide Imaging Reproducibility of Results Social conditions Social Values Sociology, Medical Technology diffusion
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