Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , January 2009

Age-Related Trends in Phalangeal Bone Mineral Density in Sri Lankan Men and Women Aged 20 Years or More

  • Sarath Lekamwasam

      Affiliations

    • Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Galle, Sri Lanka
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarath Lekamwasam, MD, FRCP, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, Karapitiya, Galle, Southern 80000, Sri Lanka.
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  • Lalith Wijerathne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital, Columbo, Sri Lanka
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  • Mahinda Rodrigo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Galle Sri Lanka
    • ,
  • Udul Hewage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Isa Hospital, Queensland, Australia

Received 14 August 2008 ,Revised 29 September 2008 ,Accepted 29 September 2008.

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PII: S1094-6950(08)00447-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.09.006

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , January 2009

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