Potentially fatal new trend in performance enhancement: A cautionary note on nitrite

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Petróczi, Andrea ^a   Naughton, Declan P ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953946702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-7-25     Document Type: Article

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