Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 460-469

  Rühli, Frank J ^a,b   Muntener M ^b,c   Henneberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGING; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BODY BUILD; BONE ATROPHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SPINE; SWITZERLAND; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINE; SWITZERLAND; TIME;

EID: 23844500700     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20403     Document Type: Article

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