Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in kidney transplant recipients: Dual-Energy x-ray absorptiometry scan study

Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in kidney transplant recipients: Dual-Energy x-ray absorptiometry scan study

Background: Osteoporosis is one of the major bone diseases that affect kidney transplant (KT) recipients; it causes significant long-term morbidity and increases the risk of fractures. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in KT recipients. Material...

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Main Authors: Esra Omar Hameed, Hussein Yousif Sinjari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Babylon
Subjects:
Iraq
kidney transplant
osteopenia
osteoporosis
Online Access:http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2018;volume=15;issue=4;spage=267;epage=270;aulast=Hameed

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