Normative Data for Bone Mass in Healthy Term Infants from Birth to 1 Year of Age

Normative Data for Bone Mass in Healthy Term Infants from Birth to 1 Year of Age

For over 2 decades, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been the gold standard for estimating bone mineral density (BMD) and facture risk in adults. More recently DXA has been used to evaluate BMD in pediatrics. However, BMD is usually assessed against reference data for which none currently...

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Main Authors: Sina Gallo, Catherine A. Vanstone, Hope A. Weiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Osteoporosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/672403
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