ARTICLE –
abstractEating
dysfunctions in female athlete a meta-analysis Jaliu Bogdana1, Ionescu
Anca 2, Vasilescu Mirela3,
Jaliu B4 1Argosy
University Dallas, TX, USA 2Carol
Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania 3University
of Craiova, Romania 4J. P. S.
Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center - Fort Worth, TX, USA
Abstract
A
systematic search computerized database EBSCO, LIRN and Medline Search
(January 1988 - September 2008) was conducted using the following
keywords: eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,
athletes, female, elite, performance and various other synonyms for the
presented searched terms. 127 studies related with eating disorders in
athletes were identified, but only 18 were found eligible. The eligible
studies, published between January of 1988 and September of 2008, have
examined the eating dysfunctions found in female athletes, in
comparison with non athletes.
Key
words:athletes,
female, eating disorder, meta-analysis, performance
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