Bone mineral density in elite 7- to 9-yr-old female gymnasts and swimmers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1243-1246

  Cassell, Cynthia ^a   Benedict, Michael ^a   Specker, Bonny ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; PEDIATRICS; SPORTS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SWIMMING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0029908354     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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