Osteoporosis and women with Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-280

  Milberger, Sharon ^a   LeRoy, Barbara ^a   Lachance, Laurie ^c   Edelson, Gary ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DOWN SYNDROME; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0036917095     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366825021000055808     Document Type: Article

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