A prospective study of bone mass and body composition in female adolescent gymnasts

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-216

  Laing, Emma M ^a,b   Massoni, Jennifer A ^a,b   Nickols Richardson, Sharon M ^a,b   Modlesky, Christopher M ^a,b   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a,b   Lewis, Richard D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036695832     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.126599     Document Type: Article

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