Association between body composition and menstrual dysfunction in collegiate dance students

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 529-535

  To, William W K ^a   Wong, M W N ^b   Chan, K M ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body fat composition; Menstrual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0031435721     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00882.x     Document Type: Article

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