Bone mineral content versus bone density in a population with osteoarthritis: A new twist to the controversy?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1868-1869

  Blumer, M Heather McDonald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RISK FACTOR;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 26444594347     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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