Dual hip bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: Geometry and effect of physical activity

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-224

  Brownbill, R A ^a   Lindsey, C ^a   Crncevic Orlic, Z ^b   Ilich, J Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dominant nondominant hip; Hip axis length; Hip strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CALCULATION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; FITNESS; FORCE; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HIP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0141523157     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-002-1066-x     Document Type: Article

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