A case report of recovery of menstrual function following a nutritional intervention in two exercising women with amenorrhea of varying duration

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mallinson, Rebecca J ^a   Williams, Nancy I ^a   Olmsted, Marion P ^b   Scheid, Jennifer L ^a,c   Riddle, Emily S ^a   De Souza, Mary Jane ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Bone mineral density; Energy intake; Resumption of menses; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880901729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-10-34     Document Type: Article

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