Mechanical optimization of bone

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 327-330

  Chigira, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029876199     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90181-4     Document Type: Article

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