The F-MARC study on Ramadan and football: Research design, population, and environmental conditions

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Leiper, John B ^a   Maughan, Ronald J ^a   Kirkendall, Donald T ^b   Bartagi, Zakia ^c   Zerguini, Yacine ^d   Junge, Astrid ^b   Dvorak, Jiri ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c National Centre for Medicine and Scientific Research in Sport   (Tunisia)

^d Centre d'Evaluation et d'Expertise en Medecine du Sport   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Fasting; Performance; Soccer; Subjective perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGILITY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOSLEM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SWEAT; TUNISIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLIMATE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FASTING; HEART RATE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCCER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849151966     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802392723     Document Type: Article

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