Forearm bone mineral density by age in 7,620 men and women: The tromsø study, a population-based study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 465-473

  Rosvold Berntsen, Gro K ^a   Fønnebø, Vinjar ^a   Tollan, Anne ^b   Søgaard, Anne Johanne ^c   Magnus, Jeanette H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Central Hospital of Hedmark   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone density; Cross sectional studies; Densitometry; Forearm; Men; Menopause; Reference values; Women; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035283337     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.5.465     Document Type: Article

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