Epidemiology of osteoporosis in Taiwan

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages

  Tsai, K S ^a   Tai, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; TAIWAN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031468179     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03194352     Document Type: Article

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