Reference values for areal bone mineral density among a healthy Mexican population Valores de referencia para la densidad mineral ósea expresada en área para una población mexicana sana

OBJECTIVE: Compare the influence of ethnicity in the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in various Mexican populations using two normal dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) reference databases: manufacturer's incorporating US Hispanic population and a normal mestizo Mexican population. MATERI...

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Main Authors: Juan Tamayo, Rodrigo Díaz, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Madeline Muñoz, Gerardo Huitrón, Elizabeth Halley, Juan Carlos Díaz-Montiel, Jyoti Mudgal, Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Jorge Salmerón
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=S0036-36342009000700010