Female athlete triad and its components: Toward improved screening and management

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 996-1009

  Javed, Asma ^a   Tebben, Peter J ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^a   Lteif, Aida N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VITAMIN D;

AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BULIMIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING TEST; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884649249     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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