Hip axis length variation: Its correlation with anthropometric measurements in women from three ethnic groups

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1301-1306

  Clark, P ^a,c   Tesoriero, L J ^c   Morton, D J ^c   Talavera, J O ^b   Karlamangla, A ^d   Schneider, D L ^e   Wooten, W J ^c   Barrett Connor, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Hip axis length; Hip fracture; Hip geometry; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 49549083008     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0572-8     Document Type: Article

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