Height loss, forearm bone density and bone loss in menopausal women: A 15-year prospective study. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1261-1269

  Forsmo, S ^a,c   Hvam, H M ^b   Rea, M L ^b   Lilleeng, S E ^a   Schei, B ^a   Langhammer, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body height; Bone density; Forearm; Longitudinal survey; Menopause; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY;

EID: 34548133130     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0369-1     Document Type: Article

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