Timing of menopause, reproductive years, and bone mineral density: A cross-sectional study of postmenopausal Japanese women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1055-1061

  Osei Hyiaman, Douglas ^a   Satoshi, Toyokawa ^a   Ueji, Masaru ^a   Hideto, Takahashi ^a   Kano, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone density; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032404191     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009582     Document Type: Article

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