Water polo is associated with an apparent redistribution of bone mass and density from the lower to the upper limbs

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 316-321

  Kavouras, Stavros A ^a   Magkos, Faidon ^a   Yannakoulia, Mary ^a   Perraki, Maria ^a   Karipidou, Melina ^a   Sidossis, Labros S ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exercise; Handball; Loading; Site specific; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUATIC SPORT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SPORTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33745081213     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0201-1     Document Type: Article

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