Are female athletes at increased risk for disordered eating and its complications?

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-387

  Coelho, Gabriela Morgado de Oliveira ^a   Soares, Eliane de Abreu ^a   Ribeiro, Beatriz Gonçalves ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Athlete; Disordered eating; Eating disorder; Female athlete triad; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BONE MASS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; REVIEW; SPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78649466890     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.003     Document Type: Review

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