Prevalence of low bone density in women with developmental disabilities

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-29

  Jaffe, Joshua S ^a   Timell, Anna M ^b   Gulanski, Barbara I ^c  

^a Sharon OB Gyn Associates   (United States)

^b Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Developmental disabilities; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035027651     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:4:1:25     Document Type: Article

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