Calcaneus ultrasound in males: Normative data in the Croatian population (ECUM study)

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Kastelan, D ^a   Kujundzic Tiljak, M ^b   Kraljevic, I ^a   Kardum, I ^a   Giljevic, Z ^a   Korsic, M ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Calcaneal ultrasound; Epidemiology; Male osteoporosis; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33646240606     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345543     Document Type: Article

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