Figure 1.

Physiological evolution of DEXA apparent bone mineral density during the last trimester of gestation (filled squares) and during the first year of life in healthy term infants (upper triangles) compared to that observed in preterm infants (open squares and lower triangles). (With permission from Ref [12]).

Bozzetti and Tagliabue Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:20   doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-20
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