Drvi \ions of Endocrinology mid \*Gastroenterologi. Department of Inteinal Medicine. Utui ersitl 01 Ec yen, German\ Summary: Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are at increased risk to develop osteopenia and osteoporosis. New parameters for the assessment of bone formation and e
Reduced bone formation in patients with osteoporosis associated with inflammatory bowel disease
โ Scribed by P. I. Croucher; S. Vedi; R. J. Motley; N. J. Garrahan; M. R. Stanton; J. E. Compston
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 769 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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