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JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
Volume 22, Issue 9, Pages 1463-1467Publisher
AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070509
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children; fracture; prediction; BMD; puberty
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This study reports on the association between DXA at age 8 and subsequent fractures in both male and female children. Bone densitometry at the total body and spine (but not hip) is a strong predictor of fracture (especially upper limb) during puberty.
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