Prevention of osteoporotic fractures among high-risk groups of post-menopausal women

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 36-39

  Leung, P C ^a   Qin, L ^a   Au, S K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; LECTIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRECIPITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI EXERCISE;

EID: 84966638826     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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