2016 update on eating disorders in athletes: A comprehensive narrative review with a focus on clinical assessment and management

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 154-162

  Joy, Elizabeth ^a   Kussman, Andrea ^b   Nattiv, Aurelia ^b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMORBIDITY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPORTS MEDICINE; THINNESS;

EID: 85000730504     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095735     Document Type: Review

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