Effect of socio-economic status on bone density in children: Comparison of two schools by quantitative ultrasound measurement

Gokce-Kutsal, Yesim; Atalay, Ayce; Sonel-Tur, Birkan

doi:10.1515/jpem.2007.20.1.53

Effect of socio-economic status on bone density in children: Comparison of two schools by quantitative ultrasound measurement

Gokce-Kutsal Y., Atalay A., Sonel-Tur B.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.53-58, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2007.20.1.53
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-58
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background. There are conflicting findings regarding the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and bone mineral density. We aimed to investigate bone status and its possible determinants by comparing students from two schools, located in a high and a low SES district.