Osteoporosis in urban post-menopausal women of the Philippines: Prevalence and risk factors

Archives of Osteoporosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Miura, S ^a   Saavedra, O L ^b   Yamamoto, S ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Bone density; Speed of sound; The Philippines; Urban women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 58049161002     PISSN: 18623522     EISSN: 18623514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-008-0018-0     Document Type: Article

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