Long-term effect of exercise on bone mineral density and body composition in post-menopausal ex-elite athletes: A retrospective study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-74

  Andreoli, A ^a,b   Celi, M ^a   Volpe, S L ^a   Sorge, R ^a,b   Tarantino, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

body composition; bone mineral density; female athletes; menopausal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SWIMMING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; ARM; ATHLETES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SWIMMING; TIME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 84855494791     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.104     Document Type: Article

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