Nutrition and physical activity as possible factors affecting bone mineral status in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Cross-sectional and case-control studies

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-35

  Cheng, J C Y ^a,b   Lau, J T F ^c   Ho, S ^b   Guo, X ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology ^*  (Hong Kong)

^c Centre for Clinical Trials and Epidemiology   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 84973473596     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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