The case history of an elite ultra-endurance cyclist who developed chronic fatigue syndrome

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1345-1348

  Rowbottom, David G ^a   Keast, David ^b   Green, Simon ^b   Kakulas, Byron ^b   Morton, Alan R ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Detraining; Exercise Performance; Overtraining; Perceived Exertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CYCLING; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; TRAINING;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0031709397     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199809000-00001     Document Type: Article

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