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A prospective study of functional performance balance self-efficacy, and bone mineral density in community-dwelling elderly women

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Gunter, Katherine B.

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In the United States, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death with one of every three people 65 years and older falling each year. Falls account for approximately 95% of hip fractures among older adults and falls to the side predominate hip fracture related falls in this population. However,...

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(Nevitt, Cummings, Kidd & Black, 1989; Dunn, Rudberg, Furner & Cassel, 1992; Kosorok, Omenn, Diebr
The Roles of Dietary Nitrate in Bone and the Gut in an Ovarian Hormone-deficient Rodent Model

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Conley, Melissa N.

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Osteoporosis is a common metabolic bone disease, affecting a third of women and a fifth of men over age 65. In the US, annual health care costs associated with osteoporosis are estimated to be over $20 billion. Osteoporosis is associated with increased fracture risk, which has been demonstrated to predict...

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Specific loading protocols to promote bone mineral density in young women

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LaRiviere, Jane A.

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Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD), bone fragility, and an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture. The disease is systemic in nature but potential solutions include exercises prescriptions that target the clinically relevant sites of osteoporosis (hip and spine) to improve bone mass. The aim of this dissertation...

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; Cummings et al., 1993). The health implications associated with women who suffer hip fractures are well
The growing skeleton : influence of lifestlye and the development of normative data using DXA

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Fuchs, Robyn K.

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To examine the potential for exercise to build bone mass during growth, objectives of this dissertation included: 1) determine the effects of 7 months of jumping followed by 7 months of detraining on hip and spine bone mass in the prepubertal children; 2) determine variables that best predict bone mineral...

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College of Health and Human Performance3
School of Biological and Population Health Sciences1

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Snow, Christine M.2
Hord, Norman1
Snow, Christine1

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Conley, Melissa N.1
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Human Performance3
Nutrition1

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Oregon State University. Graduate School4

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Osteoporosis in women2
Estrogen -- Physiological effect1
Exercise for children -- Physiological aspects1
Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Risk assessment1
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