Special attention to the weight-control strategies employed by olympic athletes striving for leanness is required

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-9

  Hagmar, Magnus ^a,b   Hirschberg, Angelica Lindén ^a   Berglund, Lukas ^a   Berglund, Bo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Eating disorders; Elite athletes; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; COMPETITION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; SWEDEN; THINNESS;

EID: 38049117711     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31804c77bd     Document Type: Article

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