A review and clinical summary of vitamin D in regard to bone health and athletic performance

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-168

  Neal, Sara ^a   Sykes, Jeannie ^a   Rigby, Michael ^a   Hess, Bryan ^a  

^a Moses Cone Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Bone health; Cholecalciferol; Ergogenic aid; Osteoporosis; Stress fracture; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; BONE GROWTH; BONE HEALTH; BONE INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OVEREXERTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ATHLETE; BLOOD; BONE;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; SPORTS MEDICINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84961837971     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: 23263660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2015.1020248     Document Type: Article

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