The primary role of steroids on the osteoporosis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis patients evaluated by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-169

  Falcini, F ^a,b   Trapani, S ^a   Civinini, R ^a   Capone, A ^a   Ermini, M ^a   Bartolozzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CTO ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Bone mineral density; DEXA; Osteoporosis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCITONIN; CALCITRIOL; DEFLAZACORT; FLURBIPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029931542     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349860     Document Type: Article

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