Practical use of the International Olympic Committee medical commission position stand on the female athlete triad: A case example

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Sherman, Roberta Trattner ^a,b   Thompson, Ron A ^b  

^a Bloomington Center for Counseling and Human Development ^*  (United States)

^b Bloomington Center for Counseling and Human Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Disordered eating; Energy availability; Female athlete triad; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MASS; CASE REPORT; COMPETITION; DIETITIAN; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORGANIZATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPORTS;

EID: 33645535340     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20232     Document Type: Article

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