Bone Mineral Density in Iranian Kidney Graft Recipients and Its Relation to Biochemical and PTH Serum Levels

Little is known about relation of transplantation and bone. We conducted a study to find out the frequency and predictors of osteoporosis in kidney transplanted patients in Iran. DEXA (DPX-MD, GE, Lunar corporation, USA) used for BMD of 61 kidney transplanted patients. Calcium, phosphate, alkaline p...

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Main Authors: M Mahdavi, Z Hamidi, A Soltani, M Sedaghat, M Lessan- Pezeshki, B Larijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/2419.pdf&manuscript_id=2419