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Osteoporotic alterations in a group of different ethnicity Brazilian postmenopausal women: An observational study.

Luciana MunhozEduardo M AokiArthur R G CortesCláudio F de FreitasEmiko S Arita
Published in: Gerodontology (2018)
Bone density is higher in Brazilian Afro-descendant women than in Caucasians and Asians. Patient's age is associated with bone density and the MCI. The mandibular cortical index is inversely correlated with the peripheral densitometry results within the study ethnic population.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition
  • type diabetes
  • cone beam computed tomography