CONTROLLED TRIAL OF WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISE IN OLDER WOMEN IN RELATION TO BONE-DENSITY AND FALLS

Authors
MCMURDO MET MOLE PA PATERSON CR
Citation
Met. Mcmurdo et al., CONTROLLED TRIAL OF WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISE IN OLDER WOMEN IN RELATION TO BONE-DENSITY AND FALLS, BMJ. British medical journal, 314(7080), 1997, pp. 569-569
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
BMJ. British medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09598138
Volume
314
Issue
7080
Year of publication
1997
Pages
569 - 569
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-8138(1997)314:7080<569:CTOWEI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Studies of the effects of different exercise programmes on bone in pos tmenopausal women have produced different conclusions, but few have ta rgeted elderly women specifically.(1) We report a controlled trial of weight bearing exercise in this clinically important population.