Investigation of sex differences in hip structure in peripubertal children

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3876-3883

  Sayers, Adrian ^a   Marcus, Michele ^b   Rubin, Carol ^c   McGeehin, Michael A ^c   Tobias, Jonathan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIRTH; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURITY; STRENGTH; X RAY;

EID: 77955352832     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2446     Document Type: Article

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