Epidemiology of osteoporosis in the United States of America

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages

  Wasnich, R D ^a  

^a Hawaii Osteoporosis Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COLLES FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; COLLES' FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031441414     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03194346     Document Type: Article

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