Symmetry of bone mineral density in the hips is not affected by age

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 711-716

  Yang, R S ^a   Liu, T K ^a   Chieng, P U ^a   Tsai, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY;

EID: 0029737594     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199608000-00012     Document Type: Article

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