The effects of aging and electrical stimulation exercise on bone after spinal cord injury

Aging and Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-153

  Dolbow, James D ^a   Dolbow, David R ^a,b   Gorgey, Ashraf S ^a,b   Adler, Robert A ^a,b   Gater, David R ^a,b  

^a HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone mineral density; Electrical stimulation exercise; Osteoporosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899577294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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