The female athlete triad among elite Malaysian athletes: Prevalence and associated factors

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-208

  Quah, Ye Vian ^a   Poh, Bee Koon ^a   Ng, Lai Oon ^a   Noor, Mohd Ismail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bone quality; Eating disorders; Female athlete triad; Menstrual irregularity; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; SPORTS; THINNESS;

EID: 70349569254     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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