Age at Onset of Puberty Predicts Bone Mass in Young Adulthood

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the commencement and length of puberty influences dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) values of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in the axial and appendicular skeleton at skeletal maturity. STUDY DESIGN: From the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood...

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Published in:J Pediatr
Main Authors: Gilsanz, Vicente, Chalfant, James, Kalkwarf, Heidi, Zemel, Babette, Lappe, Joan, Oberfield, Sharon, Shepherd, John, Wren, Tishya, Winer, Karen
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4767165/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20797727
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.054
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