CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF LOW BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS

The aim of this study was to assess the role of simple clinical and laboratorial markers for prediction of low bone mineral density (LBMD < -2 SD) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Low weight and linear growth (<10% and 25%), BMI < 16.6, MD VAS > 5.0, DAS > 2.9, DA...

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Main Authors: M M Kostik, V I Larionova, L A Scheplyagina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2014-12-01
Series:Остеопороз и остеопатии
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Online Access:https://endojournals.ru/index.php/osteo/article/view/8881