The effects of a community exercise program on fracture risk factors in older women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 361-367

  Lord, S R ^a   Ward, J A ^b   Williams, P ^a   Zivanovic, E ^c  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Eastern Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Bone density; Exercise; Muscle strength; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK FACTORS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0029857341     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01623009     Document Type: Article

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