Maintaining femoral bone density in adults: How many steps per day are enough?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2981-2988

  Boyer, Katherine A ^a,b   Kiratli, B Jenny ^a   Andriacchi, Thomas P ^a,b   Beaupre, Gary S ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground reaction force; Habitual exercise; Mechanical loading; Osteoporosis; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; THEORY; WALKING SPEED;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84155164500     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1538-9     Document Type: Article

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