Assessment of bone mineral density in young female handball players

Optimizing bone mass gain during childhood and adolescence may help prevent bone diseases in advanced ages. The aim of this study was to verify the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in female adolescent’s handball players. This is a cross-sectional study where 68 female adole...

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Main Authors: Tathyane Krahenbühl, Juliano Henrique Borges, Antonio de Azevedo Barros-Filho, Gil Guerra-Junior, Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2018-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/53437