European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 561-566 , December 2005

Postmenopausal women with Colles' fracture have bone mineral density values similar to those of controls when measured with calcaneus quantitative ultrasound

  • M. Sosa

      Affiliations

    • University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgery Sciences, Hospital University Insular, Service of Internal Medicine, Bone Metabolic Unit, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medical and Surgery Sciences, Bone Metabolic Unit, Box 550, 35080 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Tel.: +34 928451456; fax: +34 928451428.
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  • P. Saavedra

      Affiliations

    • University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Department of Mathematics, Spain
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  • C. Gómez-Alonso
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  • J. Mosquera
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  • A. Torrijos
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  • M. Muñoz-Torres
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  • C. Valero Díaz de la Madrid
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  • M. Díaz Curiel
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  • G. Martínez Díaz Guerra
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  • R. Pérez-Cano
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  • J. Alegre
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  • J. Del Pino
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  • GIUMO Study Group

      Affiliations

    • Other members of the GIUMO Study Group. J. González-Macías, J. Olmos, J. Cannata Andía, Ana Castro Lago, G. Alonso, M.J. Moro, F. Hawkins Carranza, E. Jódar Gimeno, M.J. Gómez de Tejada, R. Pérez Temprano, B. Álvarez Lario, J.L. Alonso Valdivieso, C. Montilla, L. Corral-Goudiño, D. Hernández Hernández, J. Sarmiento Santana.

Received 11 November 2004 ,Revised 8 April 2005 ,Accepted 2 June 2005.

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PII: S0953-6205(05)00282-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.012

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 561-566 , December 2005

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