Four weeks' corticosteroid inhalation does not augment maximal power output in endurance athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 568-571

  Kuipers, Harm ^a   Van't Hullenaar, G A C ^a   Pluim, B M ^b   Overbeek, S E ^c   De Hon, O ^d   Van Breda, E J ^a   Van Loon, L C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d Anti Doping Authority The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYCLING; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER GRIP; ROWING; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549090450     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.042572     Document Type: Article

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