Reply - Defining a "reference population": No easy task

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1639-

  Eastell, Richard ^a   Glover, Sarah J ^a   Gall, Martin ^b   Schoenborn Kellenberger, Oliver ^b   Garnero, Patrick ^c   Black, Dennis M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; VITAMIN D;

BONE METABOLISM; BONE TURNOVER; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 72749109647     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090321     Document Type: Letter

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2. Glover SJ, Garnero P, Naylor K, Rogers A, Eastell R 2008 Establishing a reference range for bone turnover markers in young, healthy women. Bone 42:623-630.
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