Sexual harassment and eating disorders in female elite athletes - A controlled study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 330-335

  Sundgot Borgen, J ^a   Fasting, K ^a   Brackenridge, C ^b   Torstveit, M K ^a   Berglund, B ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Sexual harassment; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 0345256399     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2003.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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