A critical review of racial/ethnic variables in osteoporosis and bone density research

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1669-1679

  Megyesi, M S ^a   Hunt, L M ^b   Brody, H ^c,d  

^a CTR Supporting Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency Partnerships and Innovation Directorate   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Ethnicity; Health disparities; Osteoporosis; Race

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FILIPINO; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MOSLEM; NEGRO; OSTEOPOROSIS; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BONE DENSITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79959974448     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1503-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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