Relationship between delayed menarche and bone density in patients affected by juvenile

• Main Authors: A. Salmaso (Author), B. Teruzzi (Author), V. Gerloni (Author), M. Gattinara (Author), R. Cimaz (Author), A. Lurati (Author), F. Fantini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Puberty is an essential step in bone mass accrual. Growth failure and impairment of sexual maturation are frequent manifestations of chronic illnesses in the paediatric population, and chronic rheumatologic disorders such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are no exception to this. M...