The influence of physical activity and fractures on ultrasound parameters in elderly people

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-454

  Graafmans, W C ^a   Bouter, L M ^a,b   Lips, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone; Elderly; Fractures; Physical activity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CALCANEUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG FRACTURE; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENESCENCE; WALKING; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCANEUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031766306     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050090     Document Type: Article

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