A study of bone mineral density in women with forearm fracture in Northern Ireland

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 430-434

  Beringer, T R O ^a   Finch, M ^a   McA Taggart, H ^b   Whitehead, E ^c   Keegan, D A J ^d   Kelly, J ^e   Lee, G ^f   McKane, R ^g   McNally, C ^h   McQuilken, M ^h  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Forearm fracture; Low trauma fracture; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE INJURY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; FOREARM FRACTURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20144389406     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1684-4     Document Type: Article

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