Quantitative ultrasound at the hand phalanges in patients with acromegaly

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-195

  Bolanowski, Marek ^a   Pluskiewicz, Wojciech ^b   Adamczyk, Piotr ^b   Daroszewski, Jacek ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Hand phalanges; Hypogonadism; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ERROR ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ACROMEGALY; HAND PHALANGES; HYPOGONADISM; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND;

ULTRASONICS;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32044446042     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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