Ultrasonic parameters of bone in young normals: Effect of age and sex

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 947-950

  Minisola, S ^a   Tirafili, C ^a   Rosso, R ^a   Costa, G ^a   Mazzuoli, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SOUND TRANSMISSION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029905589     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.1830574.x     Document Type: Article

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