Seasonal Variation in Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-100

  Gerdhem, Paul ^a   Mallmin, Hans ^b   Åkesson, Kristina ^a   Obrant, Karl J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone; Density; Measurement; Mineral; Season

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 1242306697     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:7:1:93     Document Type: Article

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