Cyclic pamidronate infusion improves bone mineralisation and reduces fracture incidence in osteogenesis imperfecta

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 641-644

  Lee, Yung Seng ^a   Low, Siew Leng ^b   Lim, Li Ann ^a   Loke, Kah Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Osteogenesis imperfecta; Pamidronate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN; CREATININE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE TURNOVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SPINE FRACTURE;

EID: 0034753689     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310100844     Document Type: Article

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