Maturitas
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 392-398 , 20 August 2007

Influence of parity on bone mineral density and peripheral fracture risk in Moroccan postmenopausal women

  • Fadoua Allali

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
    • Laboratory of Biostatistical, Clinical and Epidemiological Research (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco. Tel.: +212 61181824; fax: +212 37782653.
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  • Houda Maaroufi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
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  • Siham El Aichaoui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
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  • Hamza Khazani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
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  • Bouchra Saoud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
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  • Boubker Benyahya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
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  • Redouane Abouqal

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biostatistical, Clinical and Epidemiological Research (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi University Hospital, Sale, Morocco
    • Laboratory of Biostatistical, Clinical and Epidemiological Research (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco

Received 30 October 2006 ,Revised 19 March 2007 ,Accepted 22 April 2007.

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PII: S0378-5122(07)00163-6

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.04.006

Maturitas
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 392-398 , 20 August 2007

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