Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2008

Fracture Prediction and the Definition of Osteoporosis in Children and Adolescents: The ISCD 2007 Pediatric Official Positions

  • Frank Rauch

      Affiliations

    • Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Frank Rauch, MD, Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC H3G 1A6, Canada.
    • Task Force Chair.
    • Task Force Liaison.
    • ,
  • Horacio Plotkin

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    • Task Force Chair.
    • ,
  • Linda DiMeglio

      Affiliations

    • Riley Hospital, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Task Force Member.
    • ,
  • Raoul H. Engelbert

      Affiliations

    • Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
    • Task Force Member.
    • ,
  • Richard C. Henderson

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Task Force Member.
    • ,
  • Craig Munns

      Affiliations

    • Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Task Force Member.
    • ,
  • Deborah Wenkert

      Affiliations

    • Shriners Hospital for Children, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Task Force Member.
    • ,
  • Philip Zeitler

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
    • Task Force Member.

Received 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00251-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.12.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2008

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