Strength training preserves the bone mineral density of postmenopausal women without hormone replacement therapy

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 519-527

  Bocalini, Danilo Sales ^a,d   Serra, Andrey Jorge ^b   Dos Santos, Leonardo ^c   Murad, Neif ^c   Levy, Rozeli Ferreira ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone health; Physical activity; Resistance exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTMENOPAUSE;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 63849248497     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309332839     Document Type: Article

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