Characterising cortical density in the mid-tibia: Intra-individual variation in adolescent girls and boys

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 690-695

  Cooper, D M L ^a   Ahamed, Y ^b   Macdonald, H M ^c   McKay, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRUCTURE; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIBIA; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENARCHE; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 49949088696     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.049528     Document Type: Article

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