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ERIC Number: EJ557658
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Osteoporosis Risk Factors in Eighth Grade Students.
Lysen, Victoria C.; Walker, Robert
Journal of School Health, v67 n8 p317-21 Oct 1997
Presents findings from food frequency questionnaires and surveys of 138 Midwestern eighth-grade student-parent pairs. The study examined the incidence of modifiable and nonmodifiable osteoporosis risk factors and compared gender differences. Data analysis indicated that many adolescents possessed several modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for osteoporosis which differed by gender. (SM)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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