An evaluation of bone mineral density in Australian women of Asian descent

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-343

  Larcos, G ^a   Baillon, L G ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Bones; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SMOKING; SPINE;

EID: 0031740714     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1998.tb00534.x     Document Type: Article

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