Potential influences of oral contraceptive use and physical activity on bone health : a one-year prospective study in young women

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease affecting 44 million Americans. A primary strategy to prevent osteoporosis is to develop a high peak bone mass in youth. Oral Contraceptives (OCs) alter hormones in women and could affect bone mass development. The interaction between OCs and skeletal mineralizatio...

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Main Author: Almstedt Shoepe, Hawley Chase
Other Authors: Snow, Christine M.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/31808