Is obesity a protective factor for osteoporosis?

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-38

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,c   Hammoudeh, Mohammed ^a   Zirie, Mahmoud ^a   Heller, Richard F ^b  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Lifestyle factors; Menopausal; Obesity; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal; Premenopausal; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINE; TIME;

EID: 27844472247     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2005.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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