Handbook of sports medicine and science : the female athlete /

• Other Authors: Mountjoy, Margo L., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, [2014]
• Series: Handbook of sports medicine and science.
• Subjects: Women athletes > Health and hygiene.; Women athletes > Physiology.; Women athletes > Psychology.; Sports medicine.; Athletic Injuries.; Women's Health.; Athletes > psychology.; Sports Medicine > methods.; Women > psychology.; Athletes > Psychology.; Athletic injuries.; Sports medicine > Methods.; Women > Psychology.; Women's health.; MEDICAL > Surgery > General.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118862209; 1118862201; 9781118862018; 1118862015; 9781118862254; 1118862252; 1322200092; 9781322200095

This new International Olympic Committee (IOC) handbook covers the science, medicine and psycho-social aspects of females in sports at all levels of competition. Each chapter focuses on the specific issues that female athletes confront both on and off the field, such as bone health, nutritional recommendations, exercise/competition during menstruation and pregnancy, and much more. Fully endorsed by the IOC and drawing upon the experience of an international team of expert contributors, no other publication deals with the topic in such a concise and complete manner.