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Effect of urbanization on bone mineral density: A Thai epidemiological study

BACKGROUND: The incidence of fractures in rural populations is lower than in urban populations, although the reason for this difference is unclear. This cross-sectional study was designed to examine the difference in bone mineral density (BMD), a primary predictor of fracture risk, between urban and...

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Autores principales: Pongchaiyakul, Chatlert, Nguyen, Tuan V, Kosulwat, Vongsvat, Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa, Charoenkiatkul, Somsri, Rajatanavin, Rajata
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15693996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-6-5