Determinants of bone mineral density in Chinese-American women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-478

  Walker, M D ^a   Babbar, R ^b   Opotowsky, A ^c   McMahon, D J ^a   Liu, G ^b   Bilezikian, J P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Chinese American women; Immigration; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LIFESTYLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847643191     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0258-z     Document Type: Article

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