Differences in bone mineral in young asian and Caucasian Americans may reflect differences in bone size

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1545-1556

  Bhudhikanok, Grace S ^a   Wang, May Choo ^a   Eckert, Kathyrn ^a   Matkin, Chantal ^a   Marcus, Robert ^a   Bachrach, Laura K ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0029783510     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650111023     Document Type: Article

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