The heritability of bone mineral density, ultrasound of the calcaneus and hip axis length: A study of postmenopausal twins

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 530-534

  Arden, N K ^a   Baker, J ^a   Hogg, C ^a,b   Baan, K ^a   Spector, T D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; TWINS;

EID: 0029922240     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650110414     Document Type: Article

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