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Behavioral Medicine
Correlates of stress fractures probed among preadolescent and adolescent girls
June 2nd, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Although stress fractures are a source of significant morbidity in active populations, particularly among young female athletes, the causes of stress fractures have not been explored among females <17 years of age or in the general [U.S.] population." K.J. Loud and colleagues, Children's Hospital Boston, investigated "correlates of stress fractures in a large, population-based, national, cohort study of preadolescent and adolescent girls" for their study. "A cross-sectional analysis of data from 5,461 girls, 11 to 17 years of age, in the Growing Up Today Study, an ongoing longitudinal study of the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-02)
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