Creatine monohydrate increases strength in patients with neuromuscular disease

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 854-857

  Tarnopolsky, Mark ^a   Martin, Joan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033541016     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.854     Document Type: Article

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