Bone status in healthy Estonian women assessed with quantitative ultrasonometry

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 558-561

  Maasalu, Katre ^a   Kirjanen, Kaur ^a   Haviko, Tiit ^a  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CALCANEUS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES; EATING; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036775529     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000164702321022848     Document Type: Article

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