1. Prematurity and Early Childhood Fracture Risk*
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Gregory Gorman, Apryl Susi, Kari Wagner, Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman, and Scott C. Wagner
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Fracture risk ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Dolichocephaly ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Metabolic bone disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Premature birth ,030225 pediatrics ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Early childhood ,business ,Linear growth ,Research data - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Premature infants are at risk for metabolic bone disease (MBD) during infancy despite improvements in nutritional support. MBD is associated with neonatal fracture, dolichocephaly and impaired linear growth. Limited research data suggest that prematurity does not increase fracture risk beyond the neonatal period. The impact of common neonatal medications and comorbidities of prematurity on fracture risk is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate …
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- 2018
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