Bone density determinants in elderly women: A twin study

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1607-1613

  Flicker, Leon ^a   Hopper, John L ^a   Rodgers, Lisa ^a   Kaymakci, Bahtiyar ^a   Green, Robyn M ^a   Wark, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; SMOKING; TWINS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0028838427     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650101102     Document Type: Article

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