Evaluation of bone mineral density in cystic fibrosis patients Avaliação da densidade mineral óssea em doentes com fibrose quística
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have an increasing life span and osteoporosis has become a more recognised problem in these patients. The pathogenesis of low bone mineral density (BMD) in CF seems to be multifactorial and the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of low BMD in a group of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-21592008000500003 |