Significant differences in UK and US female bone density reference ranges

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1871-1880

  Noon, E ^a   Singh, S ^b   Cuzick, J ^b   Spector, T D ^a   Williams, F M K ^a   Frost, M L ^a   Howell, A ^c,d   Harvie, M ^d   Eastell, R ^e   Coleman, R E ^f   Fogelman, I ^a   Blake, G M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Reference ranges; T scores; Z scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149413362     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-1153-1     Document Type: Article

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