Effects of body size and skeletal site on the estimated prevalence of osteoporosis in women and men

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 977-983

  Melton Iii, L J ^a,c   Khosla, S ^b   Achenbach, S J ^a   O'Connor, M K ^c   O'Fallon, W M ^a   Riggs, B L ^b  

^a Department of Health Sciences Research ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone density; Epidemiology; Gender; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOREARM; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPINE;

EID: 0034517558     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980070037     Document Type: Article

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