Environmental considerations for athletic performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 44-55

  Borresen, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allergens; Olympics; Performance; Pollution; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249116057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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