Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the os calcis in Saudi women: Defining Saudi reference value for the diagnosis of low bone mass

Archives of Osteoporosis

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 139-144

  Sadat Ali, Mir ^a   Al Elq, Abdulmohsen ^a   Al Habdan, Ibrahim ^a   Al Mohanna, Fahd A ^a   Al Mulhim, Abdulaziz A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bone mass; Bone mineral density; National reference values; Quantitative ultrasound variables; Saudi Arabians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE EXAMINATION; BONE MASS; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 79451474137     PISSN: 18623522     EISSN: 18623514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-010-0047-3     Document Type: Article

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