A study of the effects on the ovarian cycle of athletic training in different sports

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 398-403

  Sambanis, M ^a,b   Kofotolis, N ^a   Kalogeropoulou, E ^a   Noussios, G ^a   Sambanis, P ^a   Kalogeropoulos, J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Menstruation; Sports

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMENORRHEA; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 0345169093     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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