## Objective: To evaluate trabecular bone mineral density (bmd) in young ambulatory female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). ## Methods: Bone mineral density (gm/cm2) at the lumbar vertebrae (l1-l4) and at the left femur (neck, trochanter, intertrochanter, and ward's triangle) was
Bone metabolism and bone mineral density of systemic lupus erythematosus at the time of diagnosis
โ Scribed by J. Teichmann; U. Lange; H. Stracke; K. Federlin; R. G. Bretzel
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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