From population- to subject-based limits of T/E ratio to detect testosterone abuse in elite sports

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 166-172

  Sottas, Pierre Edouard ^a   Saudan, Christophe ^a   Schweizer, Carine ^a   Baume, Norbert ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Saugy, Martial ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; IRMS; Longitudinal analysis; Steroid doping; T E marker

Indexed keywords

EPITESTOSTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BAYES THEOREM; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT; TESTOSTERONE ABUSE;

EID: 37648999862     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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