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Assessment of bone health in children with disabilities

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014
Evaluating the bone health of children with disabilities is challenging and requires consideration of many factors in clinical decision-making. Feeding problems and growth deficits, immobility/inability to bear weight, effect of medications, and the ...
Heidi H. Kecskemethy, H. Theodore Harcke   +1 more
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Bone mineral density in mucopolysaccharidosis IVB

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2016
To date, the only published reports of bone mineral density (BMD) in MPS IV involve patients with MPS IVA; no reports exist describing BMD for MPS IVB. In this prospective study of BMD in three patients with MPS IVB, BMD was acquired by dual-energy X-ray
Francyne Kubaski, Heidi H. Kecskemethy, H. Theodore Harcke, Shunji Tomatsu   +3 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Elagolix Versus Dienogest for Treatment of Moderate‐to‐Severe Endometriosis Pain: A Phase III, Multicentric, Double‐Blind, Active‐Controlled, Non‐Inferiority Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of elagolix with dienogest in women with moderate‐to‐severe endometriosis‐associated pain. Design A multicentre, double‐blind, double‐dummy, randomised, parallel‐group, active‐controlled, non‐inferiority phase III study. Setting Nineteen clinical centres across India.
Sneha Bhoir, Jaldhara Patel, Tushar Palve, Mrinal Kanti Dash, Sweety Saigal, Gourisankar Kamilya, Shalini Srivastava, Kartikbhai Savalia, Tanusree Gupta, Deepa Choudhary, Manohar Rangaswamy, Vidya V Bhatt, Neena Gupta, Malathi Ponnuru, Parul Shah, Apurva Shetty, Shruti Saha, Reshma Quadros, Sucheta Pandit, Dipak Patil, Piyush Patel, Pravin Ghadge, Lalit Lakhwani, Suyog Mehta, Sadhana Joglekar   +24 more
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Clinical utility of denosumab for treatment of bone loss in men and women

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2011
Robert A Adler, Ranjodh S GillEndocrinology and Metabolism, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USAAbstract: While most older patients with osteoporosis are treated with antiresorptive bisphosphonates such as alendronate, risedronate ...
Adler R, Gill RS
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Transgender and Gender Diverse Patient Experiences, Care and Health Outcomes in Medical Imaging: A Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Changes in legislation and social attitudes towards transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people have prompted clinical and ethical questions about the experiences, care, and health outcomes of TGD patients in medical imaging. Aim The aim of this scoping review is to identify the main themes surrounding TGD patient care in medical ...
Kirralee Jane Davies, Ricky Lam
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Validity of Standing Posture Eight-electrode Bioelectrical Impedance to Estimate Body Composition in Taiwanese Elderly

International Journal of Gerontology, 2014
Background: Standing eight-electrode bioelectrical impedance analysis, which can be used to estimate percentage body fat (BF%) and lean soft tissue (LST) in the whole body and different body segments of elderly adults, is potentially an ideal method for ...
Ling-Chun Lee, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Chun-Shien Wu, Yu-Jen Chen, Jasson Chiang, Yu-Yawn Chen   +5 more
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Muscle Strength and Power Changes With Gender‐Affirming Hormone Therapy

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Androgen receptors are highly expressed in upper body muscles, but changes in maximal muscle strength and power in major upper body muscles have not been investigated during gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Objective To assess prospective changes in maximal muscle strength and muscle power from before and after 1 year of ...
Mathilde Kamp Nørlund, Jakob Lindberg Nielsen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Laust Frisenberg Buhl, Anne Pernille Hermann, Camilla Viola Buskbjerg Palm, Tine Taulbjerg Kristensen, Jan Frystyk, Per Aagaard, Jonas Mathiesen, Dorte Glintborg, Louise Lehmann Christensen   +12 more
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Use of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in non-ruminant nutrition research

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Precise body composition measurements are essential in animal nutrition studies because the impact of treatments is evaluated based on changes in body weight and composition.
Candido Pomar, Marcos Kipper, Marcel Marcoux   +2 more
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Contact Activation Is Alleviated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence of Hormonal and Metabolic Modulation

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter syndrome is associated with a markedly increased risk of venous thrombosis. While hypogonadism and metabolic dysfunction are known contributors, the role of the contact activation system in Klinefelter syndrome remains unexplored.
Simon Chang, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk, Anna‐Marie Bloch Münster, Yaseelan Palarasah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone mineral density and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2008
The objective of this review article is to gather the relevant information on bone tissue and the validation and limitations of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Maria Fátima Glaner, Marina Kanthack Paccini   +1 more
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