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ea0011p18 | Bone | ECE2006

Evaluation of bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover in haemodialysis patients

Zygmunt A , Kurnatowska I , Fijalkowska-Morawska J , Bialkowska J , Jablkowski M , Nowicki M , Lewinski A

Recently, since the lives of patients with chronic renal failure have prolonged considerably, the importance of prevention and treatment of metabolic bone disease which inevitably develops in this group, has become better appreciated.The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between bone mineral density (BMD) and specific markers of bone turnover in haemodialysis (HD) population.A cross-sectional study involving 40 HD pati...