Clinical risk factors but not bone density are associated with prevalent fractures in prepubertal children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 497-500

  Ma, D Q ^a   Jones, G ^a  

^a Menzies Centre for Population Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Children; Prepubertal; Prevalent fracture; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BONE DENSITY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SPORT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TASMANIA;

EID: 0036403852     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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