Age-dependent Bone Loss in the Femur in a Medieval Population

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-106

  Mays, S ^a   Lees, B ^b   Stevenson, J C ^b  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DXA; Femur; Medieval; Osteoporosis; Radiogrammetry; Wharram Percy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003123988     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199803/04)8:2<97::AID-OA412>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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