Pulsed electromagnetic fields on postmenopausal osteoporosis in southwest China: A randomized, active-controlled clinical trial

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-332

  Liu, Hui Fang ^a,b   Yang, Lin ^a   He, Hong Chen ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Wang, Chun Yan ^c   Wu, Yuan Chao ^a   He, Cheng Qi ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Drought and Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin   (China)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Human; Intention to treat analysis; PEMFs; Vitamin D status

Indexed keywords

BONE; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MINERALS; VITAMINS;

BERG BALANCE SCALE; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; HUMAN; INTENTION-TO-TREAT ANALYSE; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBAR SPINES; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; VITAMIN D STATUS; VITAMIN D3; VITAMIN-D;

BODY FLUIDS;

VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84876096108     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21770     Document Type: Article

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