Effect of a general school-based physical activity intervention on bone mineral content and density: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Bone

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 792-797

  Meyer, Ursina ^a   Romann, Michael ^b   Zahner, Lukas ^a   Schindler, Christian ^a   Puder, Jardena J ^c   Kraenzlin, Marius ^d   Rizzoli, Rene ^e   Kriemler, Susi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Growth and development; Mechanical loading; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79952707235     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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