Role of physical activity training in attenuation of height loss through aging

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 266-270

  Sagiv, Michael ^a   Vogelaere, Peter P ^b   Soudry, Michael ^c   Ehrsam, Rolf ^d  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bone density; Calcium; Endurance training; Stature, aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 0033808050     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022170     Document Type: Article

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