Bone mineralization after treatment of growth hormone deficiency in survivors of childhood malignancy.

Having noted symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral collapse in young adult survivors of childhood malignancy, bone mineral density (BMD) was examined at three sites by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 64 patients treated in childhood for intracranial malignancy (group 1; n = 21) or acute leukaemia (...

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Main Authors: Nussey, S, Hyer, S, Brada, M, Leiper, A, Pazianas, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1994