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Bone histomorphometry: Standardization of nomenclature, symbols, and units: Report of the asbmr histomorphometry nomenclature committee

  1. A. Michael Parfitt M.D. Chairman1,*,
  2. Marc K. Drezner2,
  3. Francis H. Glorieux3,
  4. John A. Kanis4,
  5. Hartmut Malluche5,
  6. Pierre J. Meunier6,
  7. Susan M. Ott7,
  8. Robert R. Recker8

Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650020617

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 2, Issue 6, pages 595–610, December 1987

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Parfitt, A. M., Drezner, M. K., Glorieux, F. H., Kanis, J. A., Malluche, H., Meunier, P. J., Ott, S. M. and Recker, R. R. (1987), Bone histomorphometry: Standardization of nomenclature, symbols, and units: Report of the asbmr histomorphometry nomenclature committee. J Bone Miner Res, 2: 595–610. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.5650020617

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  1. 1

    Bone and Mineral Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

  2. 2

    Bone and Mineral Metabolism Section, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Genetics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

  3. 3

    Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  4. 4

    Department of Human Metabolism and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

  5. 5

    Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KT

  6. 6

    INSERM Unit 234, Faculte Alexis Carrel, Lyon, France

  7. 7

    Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  8. 8

    Metabolic Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB

*Bone and Mineral Research Laboratory Henry Ford Hospital 2799 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202

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  1. Issue published online: 3 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JUN 1987
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 JUN 1987

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