The aetiology of exercise - Associated hyponatraemia is established and is not "mythical" [6]

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-113

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a   Speedy, Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ATHLETE; BODY FLUID; BRAIN DISEASE; CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; FLUID BALANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDRATION; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; SODIUM BALANCE; SODIUM INTAKE; SWEATING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33847117596     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.031005     Document Type: Letter

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