Ethnicity and bone: A South African perspective

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-267

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

^a Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adults; Black; BMD; Children; PQCT; White

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CHILD GROWTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79959945785     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: 14355604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-011-0269-5     Document Type: Review

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