Methods for measurement of pediatric bone

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Binkley, Teresa L ^a   Berry, Ryan ^a   Specker, Bonny L ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bone geometry; DXA; Pediatrics; pQCT; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITION; OSTEOMETRY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 42549099563     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-008-9073-5     Document Type: Review

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