Epidemiology of osteoporosis in an isolated sardinian population by using quantitative ultrasound

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-439

  Biino, Ginevra ^a   Casula, Laura ^a   De Terlizzi, Francesca ^c   Adamo, Mauro ^b   Vaccargiu, Simona ^a,b   Francavilla, Marcella ^a   Loi, Davide ^a   Casti, Alberto ^a   Atzori, Manuela ^a   Pirastu, Mario ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Shardna Life Sciences   (Italy)

^c IGEA SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; osteoporosis; prevalence; risk factors; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

AGING; BLOOD; BONE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; LOGISTICS; OSTEOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHALANX; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 80051518334     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr106     Document Type: Article

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