Differences in Bone Density, Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Diet Between Child Gymnasts and Untrained Children 7-8 Years of Age

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1043-1050

  Zanker, Cathy L ^a   Gannon, L ^a   Cooke, C B ^a   Gee, K L ^a   Oldroyd, B ^b   Truscott, J G ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Bone density; Children; Gymnastics; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; DIET; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE; SPORTS;

EID: 0142059647     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.6.1043     Document Type: Article

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