title: The assembly of the adult skeleton during growth and maturation: implications for senile osteoporosis.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khosla
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Melton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D001846:Bone Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology*; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*