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References used for this fact sheet

• Batch JA, Couper JJ, Rodda C et al, 2003, ‘The use of biphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence’, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. More information here.
• Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis, NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases, National Resource Center, US. More information here.



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