The influence of the tourniquet time on hematological testing for antidoping purposes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 359-362

  Lippi, G ^a   Salvagno, G L ^a   Solero, G P ^a   Guidi, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doping; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Laboratory testing; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DOPING; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TOURNIQUET;

DOPING IN SPORTS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TIME FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 33645793259     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865749     Document Type: Article

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