title: [Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in childhood].
abstract: The authors review osteoporosis definition, the techniques to quantify bone mass, the assessment of therapy efficacy and the drugs used to manage osteoporosis in paediatric ages.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Canhão
authors.forename: João Eurico
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: M Viana
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Queiroz
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*