BONE DENSITOMETRY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Osteoporosis (OP) is a frequent complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and longitudinal studies have documented increased rate of bone loss in RA patients. To determine the frequency of low bone mass as well as the influence of disease duration and corticosteroid use on bone mass in patients with...

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Main Authors: B. Heidari, F. Jalali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2005-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2972