An overlying fat panniculus affects femur bone mass measurement

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Binkley, Neil ^a   Krueger, Diane ^a   Vallarta Ast, Nellie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; DXA; Femur; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141859916     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:6:3:199     Document Type: Article

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