Is liver transplantation associated with decreased bone mass in climacteric women? O transplante hepático está associado a menor massa óssea em mulheres climatéricas?

• Main Authors: Luiz Francisco Baccaro (Author), Ilka de Fátima Boin (Author), Lúcia Costa-Paiva (Author), Aline Garcia Leal (Author), Celso Dario Ramos (Author), Aarão Mendes Pinto-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate whether climacteric women undergoing liver transplantation had higher prevalence of decreased bone mass than those without any liver disease. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 48 women receiving follow-up care at a university hospital in Southeastern Brazil, from February 4t...