Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1039-1045 , July 2007

Quantitative Bone Ultrasound at Phalanges and Calcaneus in Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women: Influence of Age and Measurement Site

  • Valentina Camozzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Endocrinology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesca De Terlizzi

      Affiliations

    • IGEA, Carpi, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Francesca de Terlizzi, IGEA s.r.l., Via Parmenide 10/A, 41012 Carpi, Mo, Italy.
    • ,
  • Monica Zangari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Endocrinology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanni Luisetto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Endocrinology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Received 30 August 2006 ,Revised 21 December 2006 ,Accepted 3 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.01.002

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1039-1045 , July 2007

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