These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Resistance training and bone mineral density in women: a meta-analysis of controlled trials.
    Author: Kelley GA, Kelley KS, Tran ZV.
    Journal: Am J Phys Med Rehabil; 2001 Jan; 80(1):65-77. PubMed ID: 11138958.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to use meta-analysis to examine the effects of resistance training on bone mineral density at the femur, lumbar spine, and radius in pre- and postmenopausal women. Resistance training had a positive effect on bone mineral density at the lumbar spine of all women and at the femur and radius sites for postmenopausal women. It was concluded that resistance training has a positive effect on bone mineral density in women.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]