Bone mass and vertebral fractures in South African children on prolonged oral glucocorticoids for chronic non-malignant illnesses
Introduction: We hypothesized that the prevalence of vertebral fractures would be low and that bone mineral density (BMD) would be less severely affected in a black South African (SA) population treated with glucocorticoids (GCs) than that reported in mainly white populations. Methods: All children...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Bone Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187221000061 |