A study of age-related architectural changes that are most damaging to bones

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3642-3647

  Song, Yan ^a   Liebschner, Michael A K ^b   Gunaratne, Gemunu H ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE INJURY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMUR; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIUS; RELIABILITY; VERTEBRA BODY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 10044219646     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044511     Document Type: Article

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