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16538554

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
While osteoporosis is common among women of Chinese descent, a readily available bone mineral density (BMD) referent database for Chinese American women does not exist. Fracture risk among this population is currently assessed using a Caucasian reference as well as diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis developed for postmenopausal Caucasian women. Many studies indicate that there are important racial differences in skeletal health and fracture risk, an observation that makes the application of Caucasian data to all groups problematical. This study was undertaken to establish a BMD referent database in Chinese American women and to compare it with a Caucasian female database. It is expected that a race-specific database will be useful in the assessment of bone health for Chinese American women.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0937-941X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
878-87
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A referent bone mineral density database for Chinese American women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York Downtown Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA. mad2037@columbia.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural