Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 441-449 , October 2009

Modeling Pathways for Low Bone Mass in Children With Malignancies

  • Joumana Chaiban

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Samar Muwakkit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Asma Arabi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Lamis Jomaa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Lina Onsi Daouk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Rola El-Rassi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Miguel Abboud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, PO Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, 4407 2020 Beirut, Lebanon.

Received 4 March 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 June 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00155-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.06.005

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 441-449 , October 2009

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