Determinants of age-associated changes in os calcis ultrasonic indices in elderly women...

Autor: Booner, Steven, Nicholson, Patrick H.F.
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Zdroj: Age & Ageing; Mar1997, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p138, 9p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: Examines effects of aging on ultrasound measurements of the calcaneus. Effect of aging on broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and speed of sound (SOS) calcaneal ultrasound indices; Predictors of BUA; Activity of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I); Relation of age-related bone fragility to geriatric hyposomatotropism.
Databáze: Complementary Index