Bone health and risk of stress fracture in female endurance athletes

One in two women over the age of 50 will be diagnosed with an osteoporotic fracture during their life time (Van Staa et al. 2001). Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bone mineral density (BMD) is lost causing the bone to become weak and liable to fracture. It is well established that participa...

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Main Author: Rachel L. Duckham
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2019
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Stress fracture
Bone mineral density
Bone geometry
Endurance athletes
Menstrual dysfunction
Eating and exercise cognitions
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8497
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