Sports and nutritional supplement use in USMC recruits: A pilot study

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-161

  Young, Colin R ^a   Stephens, Mark B ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SOLDIER; SPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PILOT PROJECTS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549160500     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-00-4708     Document Type: Article

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