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ea0003p1 | Bone | BES2002

Bone mineral density in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)

Triantafyllidis G , Ouzouni G , Bizanias S , Karakaidos D , Karahaliou E , Zosi P , Karis C

INTRODUCTIONOsteopenia has been demonstrated in type I diabetes (insulin dependent diabetic patients)at some time during the course of the disease. The purpose of the present study was to assess any possible longitudinal changes in bone mineral density in children with I.D.D.M. whose duration ranged from 3 to 14 years.SUBJECTS AND METHODSBone mineral density was studied in 14 children with I.D.D.M. (8 boys an...