Peak bone mass and bone mineral density correlates for 9 to 24 year-old Mexican women, using corrected BMD Pico mineral óseo y factores asociados a la densidad mineral ósea en mujeres mexicanas de 9 a 24 años de edad usando densidad mineral ósea corregida

OBJECTIVE: To determine the age of peak bone mass (PBM) in Mexican women and factors associated with both BMDa and corrected BMD (BMDcorr) at the femoral neck and the spine (L2-L4). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data on 461 women between 9 and 24 years old was used. An interview was performed and height and...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Torres-Mejía, Rubén Guzmán Pineda, Martha María Téllez-Rojo, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009000700011