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Bone T-Scores and Functional Status: A Cross-Sectional Study on German Elderly

BACKGROUND: We explore the association between bone T-scores, used in osteoporosis diagnosis, and functional status since we hypothesized that bone health can impact elderly functional status and indirectly independence. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study (2005–2006) on community dwelling elderly (...

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Autores principales: Berkemeyer, Shoma, Schumacher, Jochen, Thiem, Ulrich, Pientka, Ludger
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20011039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008216