The prevalence of vertebral fractures in mild ankylosing spondylitis and their relationship to bone mineral density

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-89

  Mitra, D ^a,b   Elvins, D M ^a   Speden, D J ^a   Collins, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMD; Fractures; Mild ankylosing spondylitis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOPENIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0033954933     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.85     Document Type: Article

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