Amorim, T.Koutedakis, Y.Nevill, A.Wyon, M.Maia, J.Machado, J. C.Marques, F.Metsios, G.S.Flouris, A.D.Adubeiro, NunoNogueira, L.Dimitriou, L.2021-03-112021-03-112017-06-27Amorim, T., Koutedakis, Y., Nevill, A., Wyon, M., Maia, J., Machado, J. C., Marques, F., Metsios, G. S., Flouris, A. D., Adubeiro, N., Nogueira, L., & Dimitriou, L. (2017, 2017/10/01). Bone mineral density in vocational and professional ballet dancers. Osteoporosis International, 28(10), 2903-2912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4130-0http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17429According to existing literature, bone health in ballet dancers is controversial. We have verified that, compared to controls, young female and male vocational ballet dancers have lower bone mineral density (BMD) at both impact and non-impact sites, whereas female professional ballet dancers have lower BMD only at non-impact sites.engAssociated factorsBallerinasBone massElite dancePrevalenceBone mineral density in vocational and professional ballet dancersjournal article10.1007/s00198-017-4130-0