Journal article
Fluoride supplementation status, fractures and osteopenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Abstract
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) experience fractures on the basis of osteopenia related to chemotherapy administered for the maintenance of remission. It is likely that corticosteroids are the main cause of bone mineral loss in this circumstance. Because fluoride has been used as a therapeutic intervention in osteoporosis, including that induced by corticosteroid therapy, we explored the prospect that children with ALL who …
Authors
Barr R; Halton J; Webber C; Atkinson S; McFarlane D
Journal
Oncology Reports, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 473–475
Publisher
Spandidos Publications
Publication Date
May 1996
DOI
10.3892/or.3.3.473
ISSN
1021-335X