Somatic maturation and the relationship between bone mineral variables and types of sports among adolescents: cross-sectional study

Somatic maturation and the relationship between bone mineral variables and types of sports among adolescents: cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Peak height velocity (PHV) is an important maturational event during adolescence that affects skeleton size. The objective here was to compare bone variables in adolescents who practiced different types of sports, and to identify whether differences in bone variable...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete, Igor Hideki Ito, Han Kemper, Carlos Marcelo Pastre, Mário Antônio Rodrigues-Júnior, Rafael Luiz-de-Marco, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Adolescente
Densidade óssea
Crescimento e desenvolvimento
Esportes
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