Outdoor air pollution and bone mineral density in elderly men - The Oslo Health Study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1669-1674

  Alvaer K ^a   Meyer, H E ^a,b   Falch, J A ^c   Nafstad, P ^a,b   Sogaard A J ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bone mineral density; DXA; Epidemiology; Heavy metals; Population study

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BONE DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 35448990172     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0424-y     Document Type: Article

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