Usefulness of armspan and height comparison in detecting vertebral deformities in women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Versluis, R G J A ^a   Petri, H ^a   Van De Ven, C M ^b   Scholtes, A B J ^c   Broerse, E R ^a   Springer, M P ^a   Papapoulos, S E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

^c General Practice 'Wantveld'   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Armspan; Height; Osteoporosis; Vertebral deformities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0032940391     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050125     Document Type: Article

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