The influence of adiposity on bone quality in children, adolescents and young adults
Introduction: Overweight children have greater bone mass than their healthy weight peers; however, they sustain more fractures. Thus, there is a need to better understand the relation between body fat and bone strength and aspects of bone quality such as bone microstructure that contribute to bone s...
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University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43098 |
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