Effect of two randomised exercise programmes on bone mass of healthy postmenopausal women

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 295, Issue 6611, 1987, Pages 1441-1444

  Chow, Raphael ^a   Harrison, Joan E ^a   Notarius, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVENTION;

BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023615984     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6611.1441     Document Type: Article

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