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Constitutional Thinness: Unusual Human Phenotype of Low Bone Quality
24 Oct 2007
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CONTEXT: Low fat mass and hormonal or nutritional deficiencies are often incriminated in bone loss related to thinness. Constitutional thinness has been described in young women with low body mass index (BMI) but close-to-normal body composition, physiological menstruation, no hormonal abnormalities, and no anorexia nervosa (AN) psychological profile. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether...
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