Effects of statins on bone mineral density

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1433-1435

  Yilmaz, Abdulkerim ^a   Arikan, Osman ^a   Dokmetas, Sebile ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CALCIUM; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OSTEOCALCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE METABOLISM; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LUMBAR SPINE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANK SUM TEST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRROLES; TURKEY;

EID: 33748882135     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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