Retired elite female ballet dancers and
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Karim M. Khan; Robyn M. Green; Andrew Saul; Kim L. Bennell; Kenneth J. Crichton;
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Elite female ballet dancers exhibit several risk factors for osteoporosis during their performing years. To study the long-term effect of this lifestyle, we compared the bone mineral density (BMD) of 101 retired elite female ballet dancers (mean age 51 years, SD = 14 years) and 101 normal controls,