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Language: Spanish
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Osteopenia is of relatively recent and growing interest in the preterm newborn. It is also known as rickets of prematurity or metabolic bone disease of prematurity.

REFERENCES

1. World Health Organization. Nacido Demasiado Pronto. Informe de Acción Global sobre Nacimientos Prematuros. Disponible en: http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/borntoosoon_execsum_es.pdf

2. Bozzetti V, Tagliabue P. Metabolic bone disease in preterm newborn: an update on nutritional issues. Ital J Pediatr 2009;35:20.

3. Harrison CM, Gibson AT. Osteopenia in preterm infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2013;98:F272-F275.