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Racial difference in the correlates of bone mineral content/density and age at peak among reproductive-aged women

SUMMARY: Racial/ethnic differences were observed in age at peak bone density and their correlates, with whites peaking at least 5 years earlier at the femoral neck than black and Hispanic women. Race-specific standards generated in this study could be useful when interpreting bone densitometry data...

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Autores principales: Berenson, A. B., Rahman, M., Wilkinson, G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2708327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19139800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-008-0817-6