Bone mineral density and body composition of South African cricketers

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-237

  Micklesfield, Lisa K ^a,b   Gray, Janine ^a   Taliep, Mogammad S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone; Cricket; Impact; Loading; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859856519     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: 14355604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-011-0310-8     Document Type: Article

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