Physiological factors associated with low bone mineral density in female endurance runners

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Burrows, M ^a   Nevill, A M ^b   Bird, S ^b   Simpson, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; TRAINING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNESIUM; MENSTRUATION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; ZINC;

EID: 0037308307     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.1.67     Document Type: Article

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