Effects of disease and corticosteroids on appendicular bone mass in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison with axial measurements

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Martin, J C ^a,c   Munro, R ^a   Campbell, M K ^b   Reid, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0030877128     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.43     Document Type: Article

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