Bone mass in newborns assessed by DXA – A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: Peak bone mass - a key determinant of osteoporotic fractures result from bone accretion starting form intrauterine life to early adulthood. Optimal skeletal growth in-utero and infancy may offer protection against osteoporosis in adult life. We attempted to pool the data from available lite...

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Main Authors: Rekha Ramot, Garima Kachhawa, Vidushi Kulshreshtha, Shweta Varshney, M Jeeva Sankar, K Devasenathipathy, V Sreenivas, Rajesh Khadgawat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2019;volume=23;issue=2;spage=198;epage=205;aulast=Ramot