C-telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-1) in premenopausal Egyptian women with fibromyalgia syndrome

Introduction The majority of the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients do not exercise regularly and their physical fitness is low. Physical inactivity accelerates bone loss. This suggests that FMS patients are at risk in terms of osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to measure serum C-telopeptide...

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Main Authors: Shereen M Olama, Tamer O ElSaid, Mohammad M El-Arman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-01-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.err.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-161X;year=2015;volume=42;issue=2;spage=80;epage=86;aulast=Olama