A comparison of bone mineral density in adolescent female swimmers, soccer players, and weight lifters

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-22

  Bellew, James W ^a,c   Gehrig, Laura ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Age factors; Bone density physiology; Exercise physiology; Female; Fractures prevention control; Osteoporosis; Primary prevention; Soccer; Sports; Swimming; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVARIANCE; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SWIMMING; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCCER; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748203031     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pep.0000200952.63544.16     Document Type: Article

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