Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 200-206 , April 2009

Contribution of Fat-Free Mass and Fat Mass to Bone Mineral Density Among Reproductive-Aged Women of White, Black, and Hispanic Race/Ethnicity

Received 15 August 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 13 January 2009.

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 All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest or disclosures.

PII: S1094-6950(09)00004-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.01.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 200-206 , April 2009

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