Determining the risk factors and prevalence of osteoporosis using quantitative ultrasonography in Pakistani adult women

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-28

  Fatima, M ^a   Nawaz, H ^a   Kassi, M ^a,a   Rehman, R ^a   Kasi, P M ^a   Afghan, A K ^a   Baloch, S N ^a  

^a BOLAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis prevalence; Osteoporosis risk factors; Quantitative ultrasonography; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62649141852     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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