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

• Main Authors: Juan Tamayo (Author), Rodrigo Díaz (Author), Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce (Author), Madeline Muñoz (Author), Gerardo Huitrón (Author), Elizabeth Halley (Author), Juan Carlos Díaz-Montiel (Author), Jyoti Mudgal (Author), Mauricio Hernández-Ávila (Author), Jorge Salmerón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...