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Does Body Size Account for Gender Differences in Femur Bone Density and Geometry?†

  1. Anne C. Looker1,
  2. Thomas J. Beck2,
  3. Eric S. Orwoll3

Article first published online: 1 JUL 2001

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.7.1291

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 16, Issue 7, pages 1291–1299, July 2001

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Looker, A. C., Beck, T. J. and Orwoll, E. S. (2001), Does Body Size Account for Gender Differences in Femur Bone Density and Geometry?. J Bone Miner Res, 16: 1291–1299. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.7.1291

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  1. 1

    National Center for Health Statistics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

  2. 2

    The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  3. 3

    Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

  1. †

    Presented in part at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 1 JUL 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 FEB 2001
  4. Manuscript Revised: 5 JAN 2001
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 AUG 2000

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