Nutritional needs of elite endurance athletes. Part I: Carbohydrate and fluid requirements

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-14

  Tarnopolsky, Mark A ^a   Gibala, Martin ^a   Jeukendrup, Asker E ^b   Phillips, Stuart M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41449103747     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390500076741     Document Type: Review

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