Comparative study of bone mineral density, calcium, and vitamin D status in the Gujarati and white populations of Leicester

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 931, 2003, Pages 279-283

  Hamson, C ^a   Goh, L ^a   Sheldon, P ^a   Samanta, A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH ASIA; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037633979     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.931.279     Document Type: Article

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