Smokeless tobacco, reaction time, and strength in athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1548-1551

  Escher, Scott A ^a   Tucker, Andrew M ^b   Lundin, Thomas M ^b   Grabiner, Mark D ^b  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Reaction time; Smokeless tobacco; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REACTION TIME; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COTININE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; REACTION TIME; SPORTS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 0031695841     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199810000-00013     Document Type: Article

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