Gender differences in body composition d
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Meena Thayu; Justine Shults; Jon M. Burnham; Babette S. Zemel; Robert N. Baldass
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background: Childhood Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with poor growth and decreased body mass index (BMI); however, lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM) deficits prior to therapy have not been characterized. ## Objectives: To quantify LM and FM in incident pediatric CD subjects and controls, and t