Assessment of bone status using the contact ultrasound bone analyser

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 535-536

  Mughal, M Z ^a,b   Ward, K ^a,b   Qayyum, N ^a,b   Langton, C M ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Contact ultrasound bone analyser; Dual energy x ray absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030833559     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.6.535     Document Type: Article

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