Open AccessBone mineral density and disorders of mineral metabolism in chronic liver disease
Author(s) -
Joe George,
Hosahithlu K. Ganesh,
Shrikrishna V. Acharya,
Tushar Bandgar,
Vyankatesh Shivane,
Anjana Karvat,
Shobna Bhatia,
Samir A. Shah,
P. S. N. Me,
Nalini Shah
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3516
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , deoxypyridinoline , endocrinology , cirrhosis , osteoporosis , bone remodeling , vitamin d and neurology , bone resorption , osteocalcin , bone disease , metabolic bone disease , vitamin d deficiency , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , biochemistry , enzyme
To estimate the prevalence and identify the risk factors for metabolic bone disease in patients with cirrhosis.