The role of sodium in 'heat cramping'

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 368-370

  Eichner, E Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ATHLETE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEHYDRATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOTBALL; HEAT CRAMP; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SAILOR; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM DEPLETION; TENNIS; TRIATHLON;

EID: 34247886072     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737040-00024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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