Epidemiology of osteoporosis in urbanized Asian populations

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages

  Lau, E M C ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Community Medicine   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; SPINAL FRACTURES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031468178     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03194351     Document Type: Article

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