Publications by authors named "S Goemaere"

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  • Low vitamin D levels are linked to various health problems, making people and doctors interested in checking vitamin D levels more often.
  • Most health guidelines don't suggest checking vitamin D levels for everyone, but rather for specific groups who might need it the most.
  • There are many different opinions on how to test for vitamin D, and it's important to align these guidelines to make testing easier and more effective for everyone.
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  • * A study compared adults with OI type I (27 individuals) to healthy controls (27 individuals) to assess various bone and muscle parameters through advanced imaging and physical assessments.
  • * Results showed that those with OI type I had lower muscle size, bone mineral content, and physical activity levels compared to controls, suggesting a weakened muscle-bone relationship and reduced overall bone strength in the OI group.
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Vertebral fractures (VF) are common in older men but data on VF prevalence in young men is limited. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of VF and non-fracture vertebral deformities (VD) in healthy young to middle-aged men, and compare the characteristics of men with normal vertebrae, VF and VD. In this cross-sectional study, vertebral fracture assessment by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was performed in 650 men, aged 32 to 60 years (mean 46.

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Developmental Cerebellar Anomalies (DCA) are rare diseases (e.g., Joubert syndrome) that affect various motor and non-motor functions during childhood.

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