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Edited by Mary Lloyd Ireland and Aurelia Nattiv. 803 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2003. $64.95. ISBN 0-7216-8029-1.

Women's participation in sports worldwide has increased dramatically during the past 30 years. In the United States, the pivotal event was passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which mandated equal opportunities for girls and women to participate in federally funded sports programs. Today, approximately one third of all high-school, collegiate, and professional athletes are women. The health benefits of athletic participation are unquestioned. Female athletes are, however, at risk for a number of medical problems not shared by their male counterparts.

The Female Athlete, edited by Mary Lloyd Ireland and Aurelia Nattiv, is the first comprehensive . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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