Diagnostic value of bone mineral density measurements in infants with rickets

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 124-126

  Ergür, Ayça Törel ^a,b   Erselcan, Taner ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Orhan Kurt Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; RICKETS;

EID: 0034054753     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.2.124     Document Type: Article

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