Vigorous physical activity increases fracture risk in children irrespective of bone mass: A prospective study of the independent risk factors for fractures in healthy children

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1012-1022

  Clark, Emma M ^a,b   Ness, Andy R ^a   Tobias, Jon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; BMD; Children; Epidemiology; Fractures; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 46249105788     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.080303     Document Type: Article

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