title: Is obesity protective against vertebral deformities in Lebanese women?
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Rawad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Hage
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Khairallah
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Falah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bachour
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Majed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bedran
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zakhem
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nasser-Eddine
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.affiliation: Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine of St. Joseph University, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ghassan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maalouf
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*