Exercise-induced rib stress fractures: Influence of reduced bone mineral density

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-99

  Vinther, Anders ^a,d   Kanstrup, Inge Lis ^a   Christiansen, Erik ^b   Alkjær, Tine ^c   Larsson, Benny ^b   Magnusson, S Peter ^b   Aagaard, Per ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body fat; Incidence; Lean body mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; RADIUS; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS FRACTURE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; RIB FRACTURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THINNESS;

EID: 17144388983     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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