Vertebral size, bone density, and strength in men and women matched for age and areal spine BMD

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 562-569

  Bruno, Alexander G ^a,b   Broe, Kerry E ^c   Zhang, Xiaochun ^c   Samelson, Elizabeth J ^c,d   Meng, Ching An ^c   Manoharan, Rajaram ^b   D'Agostino, John ^b   Cupples, L Adrienne ^e,f   Kiel, Douglas P ^c,d   Bouxsein, Mary L ^b,d  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; biomechanics; bone mineral density; osteoporosis; population studies; vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION STUDIES; VERTEBRAL FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84894474751     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2067     Document Type: Article

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