Osteoporosis among male Saudi Arabs: A pilot study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 450-454

  Sadat Ali, Mir ^a   Alelq, AbdulMohsen ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33846803881     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.450     Document Type: Article

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