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Quantitative ultrasound screening of bone mineral density on children with short stature

Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, Yousef O. Kabli, Melissa G. AlBeiruty, Hadeer E. Daftardar, Sulaf Z. Alkhattabi, Wafa M. Badauod and Wejdan A. Bamusa
Saudi Medical Journal June 2020, 41 (6) 597-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25126
Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Yousef O. Kabli
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Melissa G. AlBeiruty
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Hadeer E. Daftardar
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Sulaf Z. Alkhattabi
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Wafa M. Badauod
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Wejdan A. Bamusa
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