Measurement of Bone Mineral Density in Children With Cancer
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Measurement of Bone Mineral Density in Children With Cancer
To the Editor: The article by Aldhafiri et al1 raises several clinically relevant issues. As addressed in the principle objective given in the study, measurement of bone mineral density in children by dualenergy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) requires adjustment for height and weight, therefore providing validation of our observations reported in 2009.2 Secondly, it is important to establish local ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1077-4114
DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e318290c911