Low bone mineral density in professional scuba divers

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-20

  Pereira Silva, J A ^a   Costa Dias, F ^a   Fonseca, J E ^a   Canhao, H ^a   Resende, C ^a   Viana Queiroz, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis; Risk factors; Scuba diving; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIVER; DIVING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADULT; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIVING; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 1342284118     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0787-1     Document Type: Article

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