Pathogenic Weight-Control Behavior in Female Athletes.

Rosen, Lionel W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ330637

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Publication Date: 1986

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Pathogenic Weight-Control Behavior in Female Athletes.

Rosen, Lionel W.; And Others

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v14 n1 p79-83,86 Jan 1986

A questionnaire administered to 182 female collegiate athletes revealed that 32 percent practiced at least one weight control behavior defined as pathogenic. Suggestions are made to alert coaches, trainers, and team physicians to the high risk athlete who requires special attention or treatment. (MT)

Descriptors: Athletes, Body Weight, Females, Identification, Physical Health

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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