"The science of doping" revisited: Fallacies of the current anti-doping regime

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-95

  Pitsch, Werner ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 67651021174     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390802702309     Document Type: Article

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