Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on adolescent bone strength, structure and density : the Health Promoting Secondary Schools (HPSS) bone health study
Physical activity (PA) benefits bone strength in children but little is known of the effects of PA on bone strength in adolescents. In this thesis, my primary aim was to determine the effect of a secondary school based PA intervention on bone strength, structure and density in adolescents. This 8-m...
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University of British Columbia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53717 |