Iron deficiency and anemia in female athletes - Causes and risks

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 698-703+717

  Portal, Shawn ^b   Epstein, Muli ^b   Dubnov, Gal ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Sport; Women

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ATHLETE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MALNUTRITION; MENSTRUATION; ONSET AGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATHOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SWEATING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0141670710     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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