Cross-sectional evidence of suppressed bone mineral accrual among female adolescent runners

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1850-1857

  Barrack, Michelle T ^a   Rauh, Mitchell J ^b,c   Nichols, Jeanne F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross country; Loading sport; Low energy availability; Menstrual dysfunction; Peak bone density

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENDURANCE SPORT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MENSTRUATION; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77955738564     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.63     Document Type: Article

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