Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes Is Higher Than in the General Population

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-32

  Sundgot Borgen, Jorunn ^a,b   Torstveit, Monica Klungland ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Olympic Training Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletes; Eating disorders; Prevalence; Sport groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA ATHLETICA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0346726092     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200401000-00005     Document Type: Article

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