Female athlete triad syndrome in the high school athlete

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 108-116

  Thein Nissenbaum, Jill M ^a,b   Carr, Kathleen E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Dept of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c Division of Sports Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone loss; Disordered eating; Menstrual irregularity; Musculoskeletal injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; BONE RESORPTION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960842172     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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