Associations of parity, breast-feeding, and birth control pills with lumbar spine and femoral neck bone densities

The relationships between parity, breast-feeding, and the use of birth control pills and the bone densities of the lumbar spine and the femoral neck, measured by dual-photon densitometry, were studied in normal women. Femoral neck density was found to decrease by 1.1% per live-birth, whereas lumbar...

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Published in:	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 159; no. 2; p. 318
Main Authors:	Hreshchyshyn, M M, Hopkins, A, Zylstra, S, Anbar, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.1988
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Breast Feeding Contraceptives, Oral - administration & dosage Densitometry - methods Female Femur Neck - anatomy & histology Humans Lumbar Vertebrae - anatomy & histology Middle Aged Minerals Parity Time Factors Americas Calcium Lactation Contraceptive History United States Contraceptive Usage Metals Breast Feeding Biology Inorganic Chemicals North America Fertility Fertility Measurements Contraceptive Methods Population Physiology Oral Contraceptives Birth History Demographic Factors Parity New York Nutrition Health Methodological Studies Contraception Family Planning Maternal Physiology Northern America Developed Countries Pregnancy History Infant Nutrition Ingredients And Chemicals Population Dynamics
ISSN:	0002-9378
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