Health behaviour of women with Turner Syndrome.

Maristella SantiChrista E FlückMichael HauschildBeatrice KuhlmannClaudia E KuehniGrit Sommer

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Although most women with Turner syndrome had a healthy lifestyle, only a minority had sufficient physical activity. Paediatricians should promote structured physical activity in girls with Turner syndrome from early childhood onwards to reduce their cardiovascular risk in adulthood and to increase long-term health-related quality of life.

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