Bone health status of the elderly in Taiwan by quantitative ultrasound

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-277

  Lin, Yi Chin ^a   Chiu, Jeng Fen ^b   Lin, Meng Chiao ^c   Tu, Su Hao ^d   Pan, Wen Harn ^e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Kaohsiung City ^*  (Taiwan)

^d ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone; Elderly; Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1999 2000); QUS; Survey; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CALCIUM INTAKE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 25444448550     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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