Correlation of Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin (ucOC) Concentration and Bone Density with Age in Healthy Korean Women

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1171-1175

  Kim, Sang Man ^a   Kim, Kwang Min ^b   Joo, Nam Seok ^b   Kim, Kyu Nam ^b   Lee, Duck Joo ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bone density; Korean women; Undercarboxylated osteocalcin; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; OSTEOCALCIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCALCIN; VITAMIN K;

EID: 77956605100     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.8.1171     Document Type: Article

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