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Total and regional bone mineral and tissue composition in female adolescent athletes: comparison between volleyball players and swimmers.

João Valente-Dos-SantosÓscar M TavaresJoão P DuartePaulo M Sousa-E-SilvaLuís M RamaJosé M CasanovaCarlos A Fontes-RibeiroElisa A MarquesDaniel CourteixEnio R V RonqueEdilson S CyrinoJorge CondeManuel J Coelho-E-Silva
Published in: BMC pediatrics (2018)
Youth female athletes who participate in high-intensity weight-loading activities such as volleyball exhibit moderately higher levels of BMD at the lower limbs compared to non-loading sports such as swimming.
Keyphrases
  • high intensity
  • high school
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • resistance training
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • bone mineral density
  • weight loss
  • bone loss
  • body composition
  • postmenopausal women
  • childhood cancer