title: [Why evaluate bone mineral density in children and adolescents?].
authors.forename: Marise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazaretti-Castro
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors