Morphometric dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the spine: Report of a large series and correlation with axial bone mineral density

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1605-1613

  Bianco, Antonio C ^a,c   Malvestiti, Luiz F ^b   Gouveia, Cecilia H A ^a   Wehba, Salim ^b   Lewin, Shlomo ^b   Marone, Marilia M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BRAZIL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE;

EID: 0032880427     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.9.1605     Document Type: Article

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