Bone density and young athletic women: An update

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1001-1014

  Nichols, David L ^a   Sanborn, Charlotte F ^a   Essery, Eve V ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Exercise performance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE REMODELING; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

AGING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPORTS;

EID: 36048962247     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737110-00006     Document Type: Review

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