Assessment of Low Quantitative Ultrasound Values of Calcaneus in Chinese Mainland Women

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Liu, W ^a   Xu, Ch L ^a   Zhu, Z Q ^a   Han, Sh M ^a   Zu, Sh Y ^a   Zhu, G J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; osteoporosis; quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CALCANEUS; CALCULATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 33747357862     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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