Impact of a New Sarco-Osteopenia Definition on Health-related Quality of Life in a Population-Based Cohort in Northern Europe

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-38

  Kull, Mart ^a   Kallikorm, Riina ^a   Lember, Margus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

DXA; Estonia; Osteopenia; Sarco osteopenia; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; OSTEOPENIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROLE CHANGE; SHORT FORM 36; X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; COHORT STUDIES; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FEMUR; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84856355528     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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