Differences in macro- and microarchitecture of the appendicular skeleton in young Chinese and white women

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1946-1952

  Wang, Xiao Fang ^a   Wang, Qingju ^a   Ghasem Zadeh, Ali ^a   Evans, Alison ^a   McLeod, Catherine ^a   Iuliano Burns, Sandra ^a   Seeman, Ego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone microarchitecture; Chinese; pQCT; White; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIUS; SKELETON; TIBIA; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849139410     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090529     Document Type: Article

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