Bone mineral density and body composition in adolescents with failure to thrive

Objective: To evaluate bone mineral mass in adolescents with failure to thrive in relation to body composition. Methods: A case-control study involving 126 adolescents (15 to 19 years), in final puberty maturation being 76 eutrophic and 50 with failure to thrive (genetic or constitutional delay of g...

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Main Authors: Thiago Sacchetto de Andrade, Luiz Anderson Lopes, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro, Vera Lucia Szejnfeld, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1361-Einstein_v8n2_p168-74.pdf

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