Ethnic differences in bone mineral density between inuit and caucasians in north Greenland are caused by differences in body size

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-414

  Andersen, Stig ^a,b   Boeskov, Eskild ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^b  

^a Ilulissat Hospital   (Greenland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic Greenland; Bone mineral density; Caucasians; Circumpolar inuit; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GREENLAND; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28044436513     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:8:4:409     Document Type: Article

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