Bone mineral density, pulmonary function, chronological age, and age at diagnosis in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Objective: To assess bone mineral density in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and to correlate it with possible intervening variables. Methods: Children and adolescents diagnosed with CF, aged 6 to 18 years, followed at the outpatient clinic were included in the study. First, demographic data wer...

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Main Authors: Márcio V.F. Donadio, Guilherme C. de Souza, Gabriele Tiecher, João P. Heinzmann-Filho, Taísa F. Paim, Patrícia X. Hommerding, Paulo J.C. Marostica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755713000259