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    Osteoporosis Is Diagnosed by Comparing a Patient's Bone Mineral Density
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Osteoporosis Is Diagnosed by Comparing a Patient's Bone Mineral Density

Question 28

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Osteoporosis is diagnosed by comparing a patient's bone mineral density (BMD) with the mean normal BMD in a population of healthy young adults of the same sex and assigning what is referred to as a __________.

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