Measuring and interpreting age-related loss of vertebral bone mineral density in a medieval population

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-252

  Agarwal, Sabrina C ^a   Grynpas, Marc D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeological bone; BMD; Bone loss; DXA; Vertebral osteophytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGES; OSTEOLYSIS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 67049171394     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20977     Document Type: Article

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