Decreased bone density in ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-181

  Aparicio, Luis F ^a   Jurkovic, Marguerite ^a   DeLullo, James ^a  

^a Hamot Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Bone density; Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

EID: 0036215815     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200203000-00008     Document Type: Article

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