Body mass index, body fat mass and the occurrence of amenorrhea in ballet dancers

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 195-199

  Stokić, Edita ^a   Srdić, Biljana ^b   Barak, Otto ^b  

^a Institute for Internal Medicine   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Ballet dancers; Bioelectrical impedance; Body fat; Body mass index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL BODY WATER; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 20944440335     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590400027224     Document Type: Article

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