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Community child health, public health, and epidemiology
Bone mass acquisition in healthy children
  1. J H Davies,
  2. B A J Evans,
  3. J W Gregory
  1. Department of Child Health, Cardiff University, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr J H Davies
    Department of Child Health, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK; daviesjhcf.ac.uk

Abstract

Although 80% of the variance in bone mass is determined genetically, there are many other factors which influence the accumulation of bone in early life and affect future risks of osteoporosis. This review considers the genetic, fetal, and environmental influences on bone mass acquisition in healthy children, and highlights important areas where paediatricians may have a role by counselling children and their families to adopt a healthy lifestyle which promotes bone health.

  • adolescents
  • bone mass

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.053553

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    • Competing interests: none declared