A Case Series of Paget's Disease of Bone: Diagnosing a Rather Uncommon Condition in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Hsu, L F ^a   Rajasoorya, C ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bone scintigraphy; Epidemiology; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAGET BONE DISEASE; PELVIC GIRDLE; RADIOGRAPHY; SINGAPORE; SKULL; SPINE; TIBIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEITIS DEFORMANS; PELVIC BONES; SINGAPORE; SKULL; SPINE; TIBIA;

EID: 0032017720     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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