Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 212-218 , 20 October 2006

Elevated arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

  • H. Sumino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Medical Informatics and Decision Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. Tel.: +81 27 220 8772; fax: +81 27 220 8770.
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  • S. Ichikawa

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Hakoda, Hokkitsu, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • S. Kasama

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Hakoda, Hokkitsu, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • T. Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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  • H. Kumakura

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Hakoda, Hokkitsu, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • Y. Takayama

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Hakoda, Hokkitsu, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • T. Kanda

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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  • T. Sakamaki

      Affiliations

    • Medical Informatics and Decision Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-mach, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
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  • M. Kurabayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan

Received 13 July 2005 ,Revised 27 February 2006 ,Accepted 28 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.02.008

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 212-218 , 20 October 2006

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