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Purpose : This study was conducted to evaluate that long term glucocorticoid treatment in children with the nephrotic syndrome can produce a significant loss of bone mass by measuring of bone mineral density(BMD)
Methods : We measured BMD at lumbar vertebra(L2-L4) using dual enegy X-ray absorptiom-etry in 36 patients with the nephrotic syndrome who were administered prednisolone over 6 months and... |
