The female athlete / edited by Margo L. Mountjoy. - x, 133 pages : illustrations. - Handbook of sports medicine and science . - Handbook of sports medicine and science. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Training the female athlete / Suzanne S. Hecht and Elizabeth Arendt -- Injury prevention in the female athlete / Carolyn A. Emery and Constance M. Lebrun -- Psychology of the female athlete / Joan L. Duda and Saul Marks -- Nutritional guidelines for female athletes / Louise M. Burke -- Disordered eating and eating disorders in female athletes / Monica K. Torstveit and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen -- Bone health / Naama W. Constantini and Constance M. Lebrun -- Menstrual health in the female athlete / Madhusmita Misra -- Exercise and pelvic floor dysfunction in female elite athletes / Kari B Female athlete triad / Marci Goolsby -- Hyperandrogenism and gender change / Martin Ritz -- Sexual harassment and abuse in sport : implications for health care providers / Trisha Leahy and Kari Fasting -- Exercise and pregnancy / Ruben Barakat, Alejandro Lucia and Jonatan Ruiz -- The paralympic female athlete / Cheri A. Blauwet.

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Women athletes--Health and hygiene.
Sports medicine.
Sports injuries.
Women athletes--Physiology.
Women athletes--Psychology.