Anorexia, Bulimia, and the Female Athlete Triad: Evaluation and Management

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-167

  Mendelsohn, Felicia A ^a   Warren, Michelle P ^a  

^a Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Anorexia; Athlete; Bulimia

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATHLETE; BULIMIA; CALORIE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA; BONE DENSITY; BULIMIA; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; FRACTURES, BONE; HORMONES; HUMANS;

EID: 74049097866     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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