Potential for a direct weight-independent association between adiposity and forearm bone mineral density during adolescence

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 691-700

  Lucas, Raquel ^a   Ramos, Elisabete ^a   Severo, Milton ^a   Barros, Henrique ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adiposity; adolescent; bias (epidemiology); body composition; body size; bone and bones; bone mineral density; epidemiologic methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY SIZE; BONE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MINERAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; WEIGHT; X-RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; RADIUS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 80052655507     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr131     Document Type: Article

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