Prevalence of eating disorders and the predictive power of risk models in female elite athletes: A controlled study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-118

  Torstveit, M K ^a   Rosenvinge, J H ^b   Sundgot Borgen, J ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Olympic Training Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; EDNOS; The female athlete triad

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39449090955     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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