Lateral femoral scan: An alternative method for assessing bone mineral density in children with cerebral palsy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 241-246

  Harcke, H Theodore ^a   Taylor, Arlene ^a   Bachrach, Steven ^a   Miller, Freeman ^a   Henderson, Richard C ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMUR; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031966206     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050341     Document Type: Article

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