Blood tests and fair competition: The Biathlon experience

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 352-358

  Manfredini, F ^a   Carrabre, J E ^a   Litmanen, H ^a   Zhukovskaja, L ^a   Malagoni, A M ^a   Dal Follo, D ^a   Haberstroh, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidoping; Biathlon; Blood tests; Competition; Haematocrit

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0043206089     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40704     Document Type: Article

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