Growing a Healthy Skeleton: The Importance of Mechanical Loading

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Seventh Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 86-90

  Ducher, Gaele ^a   Bass, Shona ^a   Karlsson, Magnus K ^b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Bone mass; Bone size; Bone strength; DXA; Exercise; Growth and development; Loading; MRI; Physical activity; PQCT; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878874431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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