A 2-year school-based exercise programme in pre-pubertal boys induces skeletal benefits in lumbar spine

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1564-1571

  Alwis, Gayani ^a   Linden, Christian ^a   Ahlborg, Henrik G ^a   Dencker, Magnus ^b   Gardsell, Per ^a   Karlsson, Magnus K ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Bone growth; Exercise; Physical Education; Pre pubertal boys

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMUR NECK; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON;

BONE DENSITY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 53849106841     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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