Determinants of bone size and strength in 13-year-old South African children: The influence of ethnicity, sex and pubertal maturation

Bone

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 777-785

  Micklesfield, Lisa K ^a,b   Norris, Shane A ^a   Pettifor, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Bone strength; Ethnicity; PQCT; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE SIZE; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; METAPHYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEGRO; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952706722     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.12.032     Document Type: Article

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