Bone-mineral density and other features of the female athlete triad in elite endurance runners: A longitudinal and cross-sectional observational study

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 418-426

  Pollock, Noel ^a   Grogan, Claire ^b   Perry, Mark ^b   Pedlar, Charles ^c   Cooke, Karl ^d   Morrissey, Dylan ^b   Dimitriou, Lygeri ^e  

^a Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^d LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^e MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone health; Eating attitudes; Endurance athletes; Menstrual disturbances

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; ENDURANCE SPORT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MENSTRUATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RUNNING;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 78649290312     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.20.5.418     Document Type: Article

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