Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 68-76 , January 2010

Bone Mineral Density According to Age, Bone Age, and Pubertal Stages in Korean Children and Adolescents

  • Jung Sub Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jung Sub Lim, PhD, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Gongneung-dong 215, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Republic of Korea.
    • ,
  • Jin Soon Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jun Ah Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Dong Ho Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung Duk Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Gi Jeong Cheon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Choong Ho Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sei Won Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 18 April 2009 ,Revised 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 September 2009.

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 This study was supported by the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology Research Fund.

PII: S1094-6950(09)00235-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.09.006

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 68-76 , January 2010

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