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Familial resemblance of bone mineral density between females 18 years and older and their mothers.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique - 1 Jan 2000
Picard D, Imbach A, Couturier M, Lepage R, Picard M
Abstract excerpt
Potential determinants of bone mass were investigated in a group of 70 young females (mean age 26.6 years), daughters of women studied in premenopause. Nutritional data, leisure physical activity level, lifestyle habits as well as familial similarities were assessed. The daughters' bone mineral density (BMD), measured by dual-energy absorptiometry, was significantly correlated with their body mass index (BMI) (r...
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