Blood tests in tired elite athletes: Expectations of athletes, coaches and sport science/sports medicine staff

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-44

  Fallon, K E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FATIGUE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; FATIGUE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 33846287935     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.030999     Document Type: Article

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