Increased bone accrual in premenarcheal gymnasts: A longitudinal study

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-160

  Gero, Nicole ^a   Cole, Jacque ^b   Kanaley, Jill ^c   Van Der Meulen, Marjolein ^b   Scerpella, Tamara ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MATURATION; BONE MINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOREARM; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 20444376885     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.17.2.149     Document Type: Article

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