Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 312-318 , July 2007

Is Discordance in Bone Measurements Affected by Body Composition or Anthropometry? A Comparative Study Between Peripheral and Central Devices

  • J. Saarelainen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jarmo Saarelainen, Med. Stud., Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, POB 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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  • T. Rikkonen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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  • R. Honkanen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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  • H. Kröger

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Surgery/Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • M. Tuppurainen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • L. Niskanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • J.S. Jurvelin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

Received 13 September 2006 ,Revised 9 March 2007 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00040-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.03.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 312-318 , July 2007

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