Determinants of hip axis length in women aged 10-89 years: A twin study

Bone

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-45

  Flicker, Leon ^a,c   Faulkner, K G ^b   Hopper, J L ^a   Green, R M ^a   Kaymakci, B ^a   Nowson, C A ^a   Young, D ^a   Wark, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Female; Genetic; Height; Hip; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AXIS; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEIGHT; HEREDITY; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS;

EID: 0030027523     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00418-1     Document Type: Article

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