Symmetry of bone mineral density at the proximal femur with emphasis on the effect of side dominance

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-191

  Yang, R S ^a,b   Tsai, K S ^a   Chieng, P U ^a   Liu, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dominant side; Dual photon absorptiometer; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030751641     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900321     Document Type: Article

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