Agreement between pQCT- and DXA-derived indices of bone geometry, density, and theoretical strength in females of varying age, maturity, and physical activity

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1349-1357

  Dowthwaite, Jodi Noelle ^a   Flowers, Portia P E ^a   Scerpella, Tamara Ann ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone Densitometry; Bone QCT; Clinical Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; BONE STRENGTH; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METAPHYSIS; PERIOSTEUM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREPUBERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79958814767     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.322     Document Type: Article

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