Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 157-164 , April 2007

Bone Mineral Density and Leg Muscle Strength in Young Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian Women

  • Michael T.C. Liang

      Affiliations

    • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
    • ,
  • Stanley Bassin

      Affiliations

    • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
    • University of California, Irvine, CA
    • ,
  • Darren Dutto

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
    • ,
  • William Braun

      Affiliations

    • Shippensburg State University, Shippensburg, PA
    • ,
  • Nathan Wong

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Irvine, CA
    • ,
  • Andria M. Pontello

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Irvine, CA
    • ,
  • Dan M. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Irvine, CA
    • ,
  • Sara B. Arnaud

      Affiliations

    • NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sara B. Arnaud, MD, NASA Ames Research Center, Life Sciences Division, Moffett Field, CA 94035.

Received 19 September 2006 ,Accepted 29 December 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.12.005

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 157-164 , April 2007

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