Female high-school varsity athletics: An opportunity to improve bone mineral density

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 366-370

  Bush, Ruth A ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Bone mineral density; Exercise; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIP; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SCHOOLS; SPORTS;

EID: 67349129761     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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