Effect of cyclic pamidronate administration on osteoporosis in children with β-thalassemia major: a single-center study
Background Osteopenia and osteoporosis represent a prominent cause of morbidity in children with thalassemia. Multiple factors are responsible for the pathogenesis of bone loss in thalassemia, including diabetes, hypothyroidism, parathyroid gland dysfunction, accelerated hemopoiesis, direct iron tox...
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| Language: | English |
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The Korean Pediatric Society
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-cep.org/upload/pdf/cep-2019-00535.pdf |