American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 441-449 , September 2007

Bone Alterations in Children and Young Adults With Renal Transplant Assessed by Phalangeal Quantitative Ultrasound

  • Alessandro Mussa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Torino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alessandro Mussa, MD, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126, Torino, Italy.
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  • Francesco Porta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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  • Bruno Gianoglio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Torino, Italy
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  • Maurizio Gaido, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Torino, Italy
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  • Mario Guido Nicolosi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, S. Anna Hospital, Torino, Italy
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  • Francesca De Terlizzi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Igea Biophysics Laboratory, Carpi, Modena, Italy.
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  • Carlo de Sanctis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Torino, Italy
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  • Rosanna Coppo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Torino, Italy

Received 8 January 2007 ,Accepted 4 June 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.06.002 on August 2, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00925-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.06.002

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 441-449 , September 2007

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