Bone mineral density in patients with systemic sclerosis
Open Access
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 63 (3) , 326-327
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2003.011064
Abstract
In this study, bone mineral density (BMD) and stiffness index (SI) were measured in patients with SSc not treated with steroids to investigate the presence of systemic osteoporosis.Keywords
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