Open AccessA Comparison of Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Female Swimmers, Soccer Players, and Weight Lifters
Author(s) -
James W. Bellew,
Laura Gehrig
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/01.pep.0000200952.63544.16
Subject(s) - bone mineral , athletes , normative , body weight , body mass index , bone health , physical therapy , significant difference , medicine , bone density , psychology , osteoporosis , endocrinology , philosophy , epistemology
The study was designed to examine the effect of sports of varying skeletal loading on bone density in adolescent female athletes.