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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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Dissertation

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both mentor and friend. My graduate committee: Becky Donatelle, Terry Wood, Karen White, and Carolyn
A comparison of bone mineral density between active and nonactive men with spinal cord injuries

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Eddins, William C.

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The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of bone mineral density (BMD) of the whole body (WB) and proximal femurs of physically active men with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to nonactive men with spinal cord injuries. Also, the lean muscle mass (LMM) of active men with SCI...

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Masters Thesis

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to help me. Aaron Shelly and Karen Protiva thank you for collecting my data at the OSU Bone
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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Dissertation

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colleagues for their collaboration, insights, or otherwise shaping my research: Neilann Horner, Karen