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American Academy of Family Physicians
Released April 4, 2012
Don’t use dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) screening for osteoporosis in women younger than 65 or men younger than 70 with no risk factors.
DEXA is not cost effective in younger, low-risk patients, but is cost effective in older patients.
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