Weight, body composition, and bone density in postmenopausal women

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 428-432

  Harris, S S ^a   Dawson Hughes, B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body weight; Bone density; DXA; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029969833     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00369205     Document Type: Article

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