The prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteopaenia in juvenile rheumatic disease: A randomised double-blind controlled trial

Background: Children and young people (CYP) with chronic rheumatic conditions; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Juvenile Vasculitis, treated with steroids, have low bone density, increased fracture risk and are likely to have suboptim...

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Main Authors: Madeleine Rooney, Nick Bishop, Joyce Davidson, Michael W. Beresford, Clarissa Pilkington, Janet Mc Donagh, Sue Wyatt, Janet Gardner-Medwin, Rangaraj Satyapal, Jacqui Clinch, Helen Foster, Mark Elliott, Rejina Verghis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537019300975