Older women track and field athletes have enhanced calcaneal stiffness

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 871-878

  Welch, J M ^a,b   Rosen, C J ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related bone loss; Bone ultrasound; Exercise; Older female athletes; Track and field

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCANEUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 23744507399     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1769-0     Document Type: Article

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