title: The young athlete with chronic disease.
abstract: Iron deficiency anemia can affect athletic performance. Physicians must be wary of the at risk population, namely vegetarians, female adolescents, and long distance athletes. Particular attention must be paid to nutritional intake and to the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and aspirin.
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bar-Or
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology