title: Pediatrics: Measuring pediatric BMD-the bar raised but the glass half full.
abstract: Extensive reference data sets of pediatric bone density measurements are now available, together with equations to translate BMD into relevant Z-scores and correct for abnormal stature. So now is the right time to ask: are you thinking about bone density in children correctly?
authors: Craig B
authors: CB
authors: Langman
mesh_terms: D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D001837:Body Weights and Measures / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D057238:Growth Charts; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012016:Reference Values