Anemia, iron deficiency, and stress fractures in female combatants during 16 months

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3412-3421

  Yanovich, Ran ^a   Merkel, Drorit ^b   Israeli, Eran ^c   Evans, Rachel K ^d   Erlich, Tomer ^a   Moran, Daniel S ^a,e  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bone stress; Military basic training; Military performance; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ISRAEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FRACTURES, STRESS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856164526     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318215f779     Document Type: Article

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