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The active female : health issues throughout the lifespan
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Veröffentlicht: | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008 |
Umfang: | Online-Ressource |
Bibliogr. Zusammenhang: | Print version:
The Active Female. - Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan
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ISBN: | 9781597455343 1597455342 9781588297303 1588297306 |
Anmerkungen: | Includes bibliographical references and index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
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DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-59745-534-3 |
wird zitiert von: | 1 Titel im Zitationsindex COCI |
Sekundärausgabe: | Online-Ausg. |
Gesamttitel: | Springer eBook Collection. Chemistry and Materials Science
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Anmerkung: | Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
Mehr zum Titel: | Front Matter; Body Image Concerns Throughout the Lifespan; Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan; Considerations of Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Anatomy; Body Image and Eating Disturbances in Children and Adolescents; The Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Osteoporosis; Disordered Eating in Active Middle-Aged Women; Eating Disorder and Menstrual Dysfunction Screening Tools for the Allied Health Professional; Education and Intervention Programs for Disordered Eating in the Active Female; The Human Menstrual Cycle; Abnormal Menstrual Cycles |
Zusammenfassung: | This book investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. It contains thorough analysis of common prevention and management techniques, and provides useful links to resources on the internet for additional screening tools. The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. Written by world leaders in the field, chapters detail effective nutrition and safe exercise techniques while also discussing female psychological and physiological characteristics. Informative and comprehensive, The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan is an essential, practical reference for the educated professional who seeks a basic understanding of some of the more common issues active females confront. |