Energy deficiency, menstrual disturbances, and low bone mass: What do exercising Australian women know about the female athlete triad?

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-138

  Miller, Stephanie M ^a   Kukuljan, Sonja ^a   Turner, Anne I ^a   Van Der Pligt, Paige ^a   Ducher, Gaele ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Bone mineral density; Eating disorders; Energy balance; Menstrual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; BASKETBALL; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CYCLING; DANCING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY DEFICIENCY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; ROWING; RUNNING; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; SWIMMING; TENNIS; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 84863401431     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.2.131     Document Type: Article

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