Association of plasma homocysteine with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteopenia affected by primary biliary cirrhosis [1]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-

  Biagini, Maria Rosa ^a   Tozzi, Alessandro ^a   Bongini, Elena ^a   Capanni, Marco ^a   Galli, Andrea ^a   Milani, Stefano ^a   Surrenti, Calogero ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250781620     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225548.41998.c0     Document Type: Letter

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