Overconsumption of fluids by athletes

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7407, 2003, Pages 113-114

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BRAIN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING;

EID: 0038375725     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7407.113     Document Type: Editorial

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