Evaluation of bone mineral density in cystic fibrosis patients Avaliação da densidade mineral óssea em doentes com fibrose quística

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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Main Authors: Jessica Cemlyn-Jones, Fernanda Gamboa, Mário Loureiro, M Fontes Baganha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Fibrose quística
densidade mineral óssea
vitamina D
Cystic fibrosis
bone mineral density
vitamin D
Online Access:http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-21592008000500003

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