Clinical utility of blood tests in elite athletes with short term fatigue

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 541-544

  Fallon, K E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 33745059842     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.026617     Document Type: Article

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