Influence of high-intensity training and of dietetic and anthropometric factors on menstrual cycle disorders in ballet dancers

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-35

  Castelo Branco, Camil ^a,d   Reina, Fabiana ^b   Montivero, Adriana Diaz ^c   Colodrón, Marta ^a   Vanrell, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c Avellaneda Hospital   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Ballet dancers; Cycle disorders; Exercise; Food energy intake; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETETICS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAINING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMENORRHEA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DANCING; DIET; DYSMENORRHEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OLIGOMENORRHEA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33644827716     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590500453825     Document Type: Article

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