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Greater lean tissue and skeletal muscle mass are associated with higher bone mineral content in children

BACKGROUND: To compare the relationship of skeletal muscle mass with bone mineral content in an ethnically diverse group of 6 to 18 year old boys and girls. METHODS: 175 healthy children (103 boys; 72 girls) had assessments of body mass, height, and Tanner stage. Whole body bone mineral content, non...

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Autores principales: Dorsey, Karen B, Thornton, John C, Heymsfield, Steven B, Gallagher, Dympna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20459832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-7-41