Can vitamins and mineral supplements improve sports performance?

Nutrition Today

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-80

  Rosenbloom, Christine ^a,b  

^a Physical Activity and Nutrition Clinical Research Consortium   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247536862     PISSN: 0029666X     EISSN: 15389839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NT.0000267119.73393.86     Document Type: Review

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