Preparticipation physical examination: Selected issues for the female athlete

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-160

  Rumball, Jane Susannah ^a   Lebrun, Constance Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Disordered eating; Female athlete; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; PPE

Indexed keywords

AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EATING DISORDER; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREPARTICIPATION EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT; STANDARDIZATION; TIME;

AMENORRHEA; CANADA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 2442704264     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200405000-00008     Document Type: Review

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