Differential age-related changes in bone geometry between the humerus and the femur in healthy men

Aging and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-163

  Allen, Matti D ^a   McMillan, S Jared ^a,b   Klein, Cliff S ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a,c   Marsh, Greg D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Femur; Humerus; Muscle; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917734684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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