Metacarpal index and bone mineral density in healthy African-American women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1621-1626

  Shepherd, J A ^a   Meta, M ^a   Landau, J ^a   Sherrer, Y S R ^b   Goddard, D H ^c   Ovalle, M I ^d   Rosholm, A ^e   Genant, H K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for Rheumatology Immunology and Arthritis   (United States)

^c Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center   (United States)

^d EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e Sectra Pronosco A/S   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; BMD; Caucasian; MCI; Radiogrammetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METACARPAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 29044433893     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1885-5     Document Type: Article

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