Treatment of athletic amenorrhea with a diet and training intervention program

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-40

  Dueck, Christine A ^a   Matt, Kathleen S ^a   Manore, Melinda M ^a   Skinner, James S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Female athlete; Menstrual dysfunction; Reproductive inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RUNNING;

EID: 0029931841     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsn.6.1.24     Document Type: Article

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