TY - JOUR T1 - Management of childhood osteoporosis JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 91 LP - 91 DO - 10.1136/adc.88.1.91-a VL - 88 IS - 1 AU - N J Shaw Y1 - 2003/01/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/88/1/91.2.abstract N2 - I read with interest this recent review article that summarises current knowledge about this subject. I have a number of comments that are pertinent to the discussion. As the authors allude to, there is currently a lack of good evidence on which we can base preventive management. Although calcium and vitamin D supplements are routinely used by some paediatric rheumatologists, there appears to be only one short term study suggesting this may be beneficial for bone density. … ER -