Higher prevalence of osteoporosis among female Holocaust survivors

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1501-1506

  Marcus, E L ^a   Menczel, J ^a  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Environmental conditions; Holocaust survivors; Osteoporosis; Peak bone mass; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEW; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVOR;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HOLOCAUST; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREVALENCE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34848919816     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0389-x     Document Type: Article

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