Are Adult Patients with Laron Syndrome Osteopenic? A Comparison between Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Volumetric Bone Densities

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4586-4589

  Benbassat, Carlos A ^a   Eshed, Varda ^a   Kamjin, Moshe ^b   Laron, Zvi ^c,d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Nadrilony Institute   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARON SYNDROME; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0242351854     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030623     Document Type: Article

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