Thicker radial cortex in physically active prepubertal girls compared to controls

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-115

  Nanyan, P ^a   Prouteau, S ^a   Jaffre C ^a   Benhamou, L ^a   Courteix, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Cortical thickness; Densitometry; Gradient; Grey level; Lean mass; Radiogrammetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREPUBERTY; RADIUS; SCHOOL CHILD; THICKNESS;

BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIUS; SPORTS;

EID: 14644421628     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817859     Document Type: Article

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