Osteoporosis: Prevalence in Taiwanese women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-347

  Yang, Tzay Shing ^a,b   Chen, Yue Rong ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Ng, Heung Tat ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Femoral neck; Lumbar spine; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIET; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 2142811605     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1509-x     Document Type: Article

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