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Early smoking is associated with peak bone mass and prevalent fractures in young, healthy men

  1. Youri Taes1,*,
  2. Bruno Lapauw1,2,
  3. Griet Vanbillemont1,
  4. Veerle Bogaert1,
  5. Dirk De Bacquer3,
  6. Stefan Goemaere2,
  7. Hans Zmierczak2,
  8. Jean-Marc Kaufman1,2

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090809

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 379–387, February 2010

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Taes, Y., Lapauw, B., Vanbillemont, G., Bogaert, V., De Bacquer, D., Goemaere, S., Zmierczak, H. and Kaufman, J.-M. (2010), Early smoking is associated with peak bone mass and prevalent fractures in young, healthy men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 379–387. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090809

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  1. 1

    Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

  2. 2

    Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

  3. 3

    Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium

*Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JUL 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 JUL 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 27 MAR 2009

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