Occupational activity and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in England

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 310-315

  Coupland, C A C ^a   Grainge, M J ^a   Cliffe, S J ^a   Hosking, D J ^b   Chilvers, C E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone density; Occupation; Occupational activity; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034093958     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980070119     Document Type: Article

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