Beyond hypoestrogenism in amenorrheic athletes: Energy deficiency as a contributing factor for bone loss

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-44

  De Souza, Mary Jane ^a   Williams, Nancy I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BONE DENSITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BONE DENSITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGENS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPORTS;

EID: 25444516188     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CSMR.0000306070.67390.cb     Document Type: Article

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