Bone Health Assessment in Pediatrics Guidelines for Clinical Practice /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fung, Ellen B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bachrach, Laura K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sawyer, Aenor J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Endocrinology.; Orthopedics.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

The gold-standard resource for evaluating bone health in children and adolescents, this practical and highly anticipated second edition offers a comprehensive, fully updated resource for addressing bone health in these populations. Developed by a renowned international panel of experts in measuring...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 - Rationale for Bone health Assessment in Childhood and Adolescence
• Chapter 2 - Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 3 - Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiomery Technology
• Chapter 4 - Indications for DXA in Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 5 - Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 6 - Analysis & Evaluation of DXA in Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 7 - Reporting DXA Results: Specifics for Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 8 - DXA Evaluation of Infants and Toddlers
• Chapter 9 - DXA in Children with Special Needs
• Chapter 10 - Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Vertebral Fractures in Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 11 - Lessons Learned from Clinical Research Using QCT, pQCT and HR-pQCT
• Chapter 12 - Evaluation of Fracture without Known Trauma: Use of DXA in Differential Diagnosis
• Chapter 13 - What’s Next in the Field of Bone Health in Pediatrics? Research Considerations
• Appendix - Appendices: including Resources, intake & registration forms, Health questionnaires, and normative data. .