Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 391-394 , October 2007

Effect of Ascites on Bone Density Measurement in Cirrhosis

  • Eternity D. Labio

      Affiliations

    • NHMRC Center of Clinical Research Excellence to Improve Outcome in Chronic Liver Disease, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Dante B. Del Rosario

      Affiliations

    • NHMRC Center of Clinical Research Excellence to Improve Outcome in Chronic Liver Disease, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Simone I. Strasser

      Affiliations

    • NHMRC Center of Clinical Research Excellence to Improve Outcome in Chronic Liver Disease, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    • Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Geoffrey W. McCaughan

      Affiliations

    • NHMRC Center of Clinical Research Excellence to Improve Outcome in Chronic Liver Disease, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Bronwyn A. Crawford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Bronwyn Crawford, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Medical Center, 100 Carillon Avenue, Suite 301, Newtown, New South Wales 2042, Australia.

Received 12 March 2007 ,Revised 14 June 2007 ,Accepted 2 July 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00181-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.07.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 391-394 , October 2007

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