Controlled trial of weight bearing exercise in older women in relation to bone density and falls

Marion E T McMurdo; Patricia A Mole; Colin R Paterson

doi:10.1136/bmj.314.7080.569

Controlled trial of weight bearing exercise in older women in relation to bone density and falls

Marion E T McMurdo, Patricia A Mole, Colin R Paterson

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Studies of the effects of different exercise programmes on bone in postmenopausal women have produced different conclusions, but few have targeted elderly women specifically. We report a controlled trial of weight bearing exercise in this clinically important population

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	569
Number of pages	1
Journal	British Medical Journal
Volume	314
Issue number	7080
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.314.7080.569
Publication status	Published - 22 Feb 1997

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