The development of bone mineral density and the occurrence of osteoporosis from 15 to 20 years of disease onset in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

To ascertain the occurrence of osteoporosis and the development of central bone mineral density (BMD) in long-term rheumatoid arthritis (RA) METHODS: BMD of the lumbar spine (L2-L4) and the femoral neck were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in a cohort of 59 patients (49 women and 10 men...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2005-03, Vol.23 (2), p.193-198
Hauptverfasser: HÄMÄLÄINEN, H, KAUTIAINEN, H, KAARELA, K, KOTANIEMI, A
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