Osteoporosis among Estrogen-Deficient Women - United States, 1988-1994

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 47, Issue 45, 1998, Pages 969-973

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ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032553655     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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