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Bone mineral content in cystic fibrosis patients: correlation with fat-free mass.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Apr 1996
Salamoni F, Roulet M, Gudinchet F, Pilet M, Thiébaud D, Burckhardt P
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the bone mineral content in well nourished patients with cystic fibrosis and to seek a correlation with fat-free mass. METHODS: Fourteen cystic fibrosis patients aged 6 to 20 years were studied and compared to 14 healthy controls matched for gender, age, and nutritional status. Bone mineral content was determined by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS: Nutritional inquiry showed...
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