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Decreased levels of physical activity in adolescents with down syndrome are related with low bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Down syndrome (DS) has been described as one of the main contributors for low bone mineral density (BMD). Physical activity (PA) is a key factor in skeletal health and thus, PA levels might be associated to the risk of developing osteoporosis. Therefore, the aims were (1) to describe PA...

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Autores principales: Matute-Llorente, Ángel, González-Agüero, Alejandro, Gómez-Cabello, Alba, Vicente-Rodríguez, Germán, Casajús, José Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3750373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23826810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-13-22