Pubertal bone growth in the femoral neck is predominantly characterized by increased bone size and not by increased bone density - A 4-year longitudinal study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 548-558

  Sundberg, M ^a,b   Gardsell P ^a   Johnell, O ^a   Ornstein, E ^b   Karlsson, M K ^a   Sernbo, I ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bone mineral density; Growth; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOMETRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0042026866     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1406-3     Document Type: Article

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