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Autor/inn/en | Center, J. R.; und weitere |
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Titel | Osteoporosis in Groups with Intellectual Disability. |
Quelle | In: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 19 (1994) 4, S.251-58 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0726-3864 |
Schlagwörter | At Risk Persons; Foreign Countries; Incidence; Mental Retardation; Physical Disabilities; Predictor Variables; Skeletal System; Special Health Problems; Australia |
Abstract | Fifty-three adults with intellectual impairment referred to an endocrinology clinic in New South Wales (Australia) were measured for lumbar bone mineral density. Bone mineral density was significantly lower in this group than in an age and sex matched control group. Risk factors included male gender, physical inactivity, small body size, hypogonadism, and low vitamin D status. (JDD) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |