The relationship between thyroid function and bone mineral density in euthyroid healthy subjects in Taiwan

Endocrine Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Lin, Jiunn Diann ^a   Pei, Dee ^b   Hsia, Te Lin ^b   Wu, Chung Ze ^c   Wang, Kun ^b   Chang, Yen Lin ^b   Hsu, Chun Hsin ^b   Chen, Yen Lin ^b   Chen, Kwang Wen ^b   Tang, Sai Hung ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Euthyroid; Osteoporosis; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; WRIST;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 78651414900     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: 15324206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07435800.2010.514877     Document Type: Article

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