The relationship of gymnastics participation in childhood and adolescence to skeletal development and maintenance

Osteoporosis, through its association with age-related fracture, is a major public health concern worldwide. Although osteoporosis was once considered a disease of the elderly, it is now recognized as a condition that has childhood antecedents. The capacity of bone to adapt is the greatest before pu...

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Main Author: Erlandson, Marta Christine
Other Authors: Baxter-Jones, A.D.G.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2011
Subjects:
DXA
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-01042011-152116/