Search for lifetime determinants of midlife vertebral size:emphasis on lifetime physical activity and early-life physical growth
Abstract Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are common among ageing populations worldwide. Although small vertebral size has been established as an independent risk factor for vertebral fracturing, relatively few determinants of vertebral size are currently known. The present study aimed to reveal li...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Oulun yliopisto
2017
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526215792 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789526215792 |