Patterns of ephedra and other stimulant use in collegiate hockey athletes

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 636-643

  Bents, Robert T ^a   Marsh, Erik ^b  

^a Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Ergogenic aids; Pseudoephedrine; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE; DOPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; EPHEDRA; PHYSIOLOGY;

EPHEDRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOPING IN SPORTS; EPHEDRA; HOCKEY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 33947502865     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.16.6.636     Document Type: Article

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