Assessment of the bone quality of black male athletes using calcaneal ultrasound: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Lifestyle, genetics and environmental factors are established determinants of bone density. We aimed to describe the bone characteristics of competitive top-ranked Nigerian male athletes using calcaneal ultrasound and to assess whether intensive training promotes higher bone density in a...

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Autores principales: Laabes, Emmanuel P, VanderJagt, Dorothy J, Obadofin, Michael O, Sendeht, Ayuba J, Glew, Robert H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18492264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-5-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18492264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-5-13

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