Prevalence of low bone mineral density in children and adolescents with celiac disease under treatment

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Low bone mineral density may be a finding among children and adolescents with celiac disease, including those undergoing treatment with a gluten-free diet, but the data are contradictory. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of bone mineral density abnormalitie...

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Main Authors: Maria Eugênia Farias Almeida Motta, Maria Eduarda Nóbrega de Faria, Gisélia Alves Pontes da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802009000500006&lng=en&tlng=en