Ward's area location, physical activity, and body composition in 8- and 9-year-old boys and girls

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2304-2312

  Cardadeiro, Graça ^a   Baptista, Fátima ^a   Zymbal, Vera ^a   Rodrigues, Luís A ^b   Sardinha, Luís B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Gil Eanes High School   (Portugal)

Author keywords

body composition; children; physical activity; proximal femur; Ward's area

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BODY COMPOSITION; CALCIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 78349290730     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.229     Document Type: Article

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