Risk factors for low bone mineral density among a large group of Norwegian women with fractures

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Omland, Line M ^a   Tell, Grethe S ^b   Øfjord, Snorre ^c   Skag, Arne ^c  

^a Vestkanten Tannlegesenter ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Bergen Osteoporosis Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Fractures; Older women; Osteoporosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034116504     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007672331628     Document Type: Article

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