Understanding the spectrum of the female athlete triad

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1444-1448

  Witkop, Catherine T ^a   Warren, Michelle P ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE DENSITY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; EATING DISORDERS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650138428     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181fbed40     Document Type: Note

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