Use of Oral Creatine as an Ergogenic Aid for Increased Sports Performance: Perceptions of Adolescent Athletes

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 608-612

  Ray, Tracy R ^a   Eck, Jason C ^a,b   Covington, Laurie A ^a   Murphy, R Bryan ^a   Williams, Robbie ^a   Knudtson, Jim ^a  

^a Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b 916 Cherrywood Apartments ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOPING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CREATINE; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035379024     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200194060-00013     Document Type: Article

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