Open AccessCigarette smoking and bone mineral density in older men and women.
Author(s) -
Kathryn Hollenbach,
Elizabeth BarrettConnor,
Sharon L. Edelstein,
Troy L. Holbrook
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.9.1265
Subject(s) - bone mineral , medicine , bone density , cigarette smoking , smoking cessation , hip fracture , osteoporosis , demography , pathology , sociology
The association between cigarette smoking and bone mineral density was examined prospectively in a population-based study of older Caucasian men and women.