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Bone Mineral Density and Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Traditional, Unassisted, Free-Diving Women (Haenyeos)

BACKGROUND: Water pressure and muscle contraction may influence bone mineral density (BMD) in a positive way. However, divers experience weightlessness, which has a negative effect on BMD. The present study investigated BMD difference in normal controls and woman free-divers with vertebral fracture...

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Autores principales: Seo, Jun-Yeong, Ha, Kee-Yong, Kim, Young-Hoon, Kim, Seong-Chan, Yoon, Eun-Ji, Park, Hyung-Youl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30473654
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e316