The profile of bone mineral density in Chinese women: Its changes and significance in a longitudinal study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 647-653

  Tang, G W K ^a   Yip, P S F ^b   Li, B Y G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Chinese women; Osteoporosis; T score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHINESE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHINA; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034819767     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980170064     Document Type: Article

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