Ethnic and sex differences in bone marrow adipose tissue and bone mineral density relationship

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2293-2301

  Shen, W ^a,b   Chen, J ^a,b   Gantz, M ^a,b   Punyanitya, M ^a,b   Heymsfield, S B ^c   Gallagher, D ^a,b   Albu, J ^a,b   Engelson, E ^a,b   Kotler, D ^a,b   Pi Sunyer, X ^a,b   Shapses, S ^d  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Bone marrow; Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Ethnicity; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867097847     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1873-x     Document Type: Article

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