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A/PROF HEATHER MCKAY



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Organization: Physiotherapy
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)

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Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Accuracy of DXA scanning of the thoracic spine: cadaveric studies comparing BMC, areal BMD and geometric estimates of volumetric BMD against ash weight and CT measures of bone volume
    Year: 2004
    Journal: European Spine Journal
    Page numbers: 1-12
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  • Application of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluation of femoral neck structure in growing girls
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Densitometry
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 161-168
    Publisher: Humana Press(New Jersey)
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  • Balance confidence improves with resistance or agility training
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Gerontology
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 373-382
    Publisher: S Karger AG(Basel)
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  • Bone mass and structure are enhanced following a 2 year randomized controlled trial of exercise in prepubertal boys
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Bone
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 755-764
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Failure characteristics of the thoracic spine with a posteroanterior load: investigating the safety of spinal mobilization
    Year: 2004
    Journal: SPINE
    Volume: 29
    Page numbers: 2382-2388
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Philadelphia)
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  • Fragility fracture and osteoporosis investigation
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British Columbia Medical Journal
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 506-509
    Publisher: British Columbia Medical Association
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  • Ground reaction forces associated with an effective elementary school based jumping intervention
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 10-14
    Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group(London)
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  • Resistance and agility training reduce fall risk in women aged 75 to 85 with low bone mass: a 6-month randomized, controlled trial
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    Volume: 52
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 657-665
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishers(Massachusetts)
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  • Wristwatch - distal radial fracture as a market for osteoporosis investigation: a controlled trial of patient education and a physician alerting system
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Hand Therapy
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 324-328
    Publisher: Hanley and Belfus(Philadelphia)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • A longitudinal analysis of sex differences in bone mineral accrual in healthy 8 to 19 year old boys and girls.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Annals of Human Biology
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 160-175
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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  • A school-based exercise intervention elicits substantial bone health benefits: a 2-year randomised controlled trial in girls
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 112
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 447-452
    Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics(Illinois)
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  • Exercise Interventions for health: time to focus on dimensions, delivery and dollars
    Year: 2003
    Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
    Volume: 37
    Page numbers: 98-99
    Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group(London)
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  • Lessons learned from school-based intervention trials: UBC Healthy Bones Studies
    Year: 2003
    Journal: The Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 341-344
    Publisher: The International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
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  • Older women with osteoporosis have increased postural sway and weaker quadriceps strength than counterparts with normal bone mass: Overlooked determinants of fracture risk?
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Gerontology Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
    Volume: 58
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: M862-M866
    Publisher: Gerontological Society of America(Washington DC)
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  • Physical activity and bone mineral accrual during childhood and adolescence
    Year: 2003
    Journal: American Journal of Medicine and Sports
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 23-28
    Publisher: Le Jacq Communications
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