Bone mineral density in ethnic Norwegians and Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo - The Oslo Health Study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 623-630

  Alver, Kari ^a   Meyer, Haakon E ^a,b   Falch, Jan A ^c   Søgaard, Anne Johanne ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral apparent density; Bone mineral density; Epidemiology; Ethnic group; Pakistani; Skeletal size

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VOLUMETRY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 21244457513     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1722-2     Document Type: Article

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