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Bone mineral density in children with chronic renal failure

Author(s) : Waller, S , Ridout, D , Rees, L
Description : Bone mineral density (BMD) is important in children and adolescents because of its relationship to long-term skeletal health, and because, in adults with chronic renal failure (CRF), a relationship between low BMD and vascular calcification has been suggested. To investigate the relationship between...
Language(s) : Undetermined
Subject(s) : renal osteodystrophy, DEXA, parathyroid hormone, skeletal health, renal insufficiency, GROWTH-HORMONE TREATMENT, X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY, PARATHYROID-HORMONE, HEMODIALYSIS-PATIENTS, BODY-COMPOSITION, SKELETAL STATUS, YOUNG-ADULTS, LIFE-STYLE, DISEASE, MASS
Publisher(s) : SPRINGER
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Publication Date(s) : 2007-01-01