Bone Status in Activity-Restricted Pregnant Women Assessed Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-212

  Brandao, Kristen L ^a   Mottola, Michelle F ^a,b,c   Gratton, Robert ^c,d   Maloni, Judith ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activity restriction; bed rest; broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA); high risk pregnancy; quantitative ultrasound (QUS); speed of sound (SOS); stiffness index (SI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873450753     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800411423807     Document Type: Article

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