Assessment of whole body composition with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: correlation of lean body mass with muscle function

Muscle Nerve. 1996 Jun;19(6):777-9. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199606)19:6<777::AID-MUS15>3.0.CO;2-I.

Authors

G M Palmieri¹, T E Bertorini, J W Griffin, M Igarashi, J G Karas

Affiliation

¹ Memphis Metabolic Bone Center, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic, University of Tennessee, 38163, USA.

PMID: 8609931
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199606)19:6<777::AID-MUS15>3.0.CO;2-I

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Absorptiometry, Photon / methods*
Adolescent
Body Composition*
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology*
Muscular Dystrophies / diagnostic imaging
Muscular Dystrophies / physiopathology*
Reference Values
Regression Analysis