Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 174-178 , April 2007

Association Between Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density and Lower Limb Fat-Free Mass in Postmenopausal Women

  • Paulo Gentil

      Affiliations

    • Programa de pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Paulo Gentil, Universidade Cat olica de Brasília, SCS 203 bl.A lj.05, Brasília-DF 70.233-100, Brazil.
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  • Ricardo Moreno Lima

      Affiliations

    • Programa de pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil
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  • Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Programa de pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil
    • ,
  • Rinaldo Wellerson Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Programa de pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil
    • Programa de pós-graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil
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  • Victor Machado Reis

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Ciências do Desporto - Universidade de Trás os Montes de Alto Douro, Portugal

Received 28 September 2006 ,Revised 14 November 2006 ,Accepted 12 January 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00022-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.01.004

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 174-178 , April 2007

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