A comparison of calcaneus ultrasound and dual X-ray absorptiometry in healthy North American youths and young adults

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 403-411

  Lum, Catherine K ^a,c   Wang, May Choo ^a   Moore, Ellen ^a   Wilson, Darrell M ^a   Marcus, Robert ^a,b   Bachrach, Laura K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Calcaneus ultrasound; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; MALE; PUBERTY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE;

EID: 0033255055     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1094-6950(06)60406-X     Document Type: Article

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