Reference data for ultrasonic bone measurement: Variation with age in 2087 Caucasian women aged 16-93 years

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 1010-1016

  Truscott, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CALCANEUS; CAUCASIAN; DATA BASE; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030666143     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.838.9404204     Document Type: Article

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