Quantitative ultrasound at the hand phalanges in 2850 females aged 7 to 77 yr: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Drozdzowska, B ^a   Pluskiewicz, W ^b   Halaba, Z ^c   Misiolek H ^b   Beck, B ^b  

^a Department of Pathomorphology ^*  (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c Outpatient Medical Care   (Poland)

Author keywords

Female; Phalanges; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 26244439052     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:8:2:216     Document Type: Article

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