A cross-sectional study of age-related l
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Willem Th. Trouerbach; Jan C. Birkenhäger; Paul I. M. Schmitz; Albert M. Hemert;
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Article
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1988
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Springer
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English
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The bone mineral content of the second phalanx of the second digit was studied by quantitative microdensitometry. It is concluded that age-dependent loss of bone is a generalised phenomenon in men and women that occurs at different rates at different ages. In women, an accelerated rate of bone loss