Characteristics of calcaneus quantitative ultrasound normative data in Chinese mainland men and women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1216-1224

  Liu, W ^a   Xu, C L ^a   Zhu, Z Q ^a   Wang, W ^a   Han, S M ^a   Zu, S Y ^a   Zhu, G J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Calcaneus; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound; Speed of sound; Stiffness index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CHINESE; DEVICE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 33745700814     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0081-6     Document Type: Article

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