Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Chronic glucocorticoid therapy is associated with reduced bone mineral density. In paediatric patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, increased levels of androgens could not only counteract this effect, but could also advance bone age, with interference in the evaluation of densitometry. We ev...

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Autores principales: Garcia Alves Junior, Paulo Alonso, Schueftan, Daniel Luis Gilban, de Mendonça, Laura Maria Carvalho, Farias, Maria Lucia Fleiuss, Beserra, Izabel Calland Ricarte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3966416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24734045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/806895

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3966416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24734045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/806895

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