Rate of bone loss from lumbar spine in women with distal forearm fracture

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7044, 1996, Pages 1457-

  Peel, N F A ^a   Smith, A G ^a   Hannon, R A ^a   Eastell, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0029998263     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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