ea0019p1 | Bone | SFEBES2009
Quinton R
, Rawlings D
, Hanson P
Objective: To determine whether there is a seasonal variation in bone mineral density (BMD) related to exposure to sunlight.Design: A single-centre retrospective analysis of BMD measurements.Participants: Of 10 971 patients who had undergone bone densitometry in the period 20002007. 7513 were female and 3458 male.Results: Anonymised data on BMD of lumbar spine was gathered from existing hospital databas...