The effects of weight training on bone density of premenopausal, postmenopausal, and elderly women: A review

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-208

  Petranick, Kimberly ^a   Berg, Kris ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Osteoporosis; Physical activity; Progressive resistance exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031527660     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199708000-00012     Document Type: Review

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