Increased bone mineral density in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Impact of body composition differences

Bone

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-130

  Maple Brown, L J ^a,b   Hughes, J ^a,b   Piers, L S ^c   Ward, L C ^d   Meerkin, J ^e   Eisman, J A ^f,g   Center, J R ^f,g   Pocock, N A ^f,g   Jerums, G ^c   O'Dea, K ^h  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e MeasureUp   (Australia)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Bone mineral density; Indigenous australian; Lean mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860791611     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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