Alcohol
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 147-157 , November 2000

Osteopenia assessed by body composition analysis is related to malnutrition in alcoholic patients

  • Francisco Santolaria

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-922-286-222; fax: +34-922-653-808
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  • Emilio González-Reimers

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • José Luis Pérez-Manzano

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • Antonio Milena

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Laboratorio, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • Marı́a Angeles Gómez-Rodrı́guez

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • Antonia González-Dı́az

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • Marı́a José de la Vega

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Laboratorio, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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  • Antonio Martı́nez-Riera

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Received 21 October 1999 ,Revised 3 May 2000 ,Accepted 5 July 2000.

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