Geographical variation in DXA bone mineral density in young European men and women. Results from the Network in Europe on male osteoporosis (NEMO) study

Bone

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-339

  Kaptoge, Stephen ^a   Da Silva, Jose A ^b   Brixen, Kim ^c   Reid, David M ^d   Kröger, Heikki ^e   Nielsen, Torben L ^c   Andersen, Marianne ^c   Hagen, Claus ^c   Lorenc, Roman ^f   Boonen, Steven ^g   De Vernejoul, Marie Christine ^h   Stepan, Jan J ⁱ   Adams, Judith ^j   Kaufman, Jean Marc ^k   Reeve, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

ⁱ CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^k GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DXA); Europe; Osteoporosis; T score; Young normal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 52449125548     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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