Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 408-414 , October 2007

Determinants of Changes in Bone Density: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Adult Male Monozygotic Twins

  • Tapio Videman

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Tapio Videman, MD, University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, 3-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G4 Canada.
    • The Finnish Twin Cohort Study.
    • ,
  • Michele C. Battié

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Samuli Ripatti

      Affiliations

    • Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • National Public Health Institute, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Jukka Jurvelin

      Affiliations

    • Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Esko Vanninen

      Affiliations

    • Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Jaakko Kaprio

      Affiliations

    • University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • The Finnish Twin Cohort Study.

Received 15 February 2007 ,Revised 13 July 2007 ,Accepted 15 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.07.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 408-414 , October 2007

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