Bone density, body composition and menstrual history of sedentary female former gymnasts, aged 20-32 years

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-154

  Zanker, C L ^a   Osborne, C ^a   Cooke, C B ^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; De training; Gymnastics; Menstrual history; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TRAINING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; RETIREMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342268237     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1524-y     Document Type: Article

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