Role of Sex Steroids in the Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Seventh Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 208-213

  Drake, Matthew T ^a   Khosla, Sundeep ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

DXA; Estrogen; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Testosterone; Volumetric BMD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889491191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch41     Document Type: Chapter

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