Food and macronutrient intake of elite Ethiopian distance runners

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Beis, Lukas Y ^a   Willkomm, Lena ^b   Ross, Ramzy ^a   Bekele, Zeru ^c   Wolde, Bezabhe ^c   Fudge, Barry ^d   Pitsiladis, Yannis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956038556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-8-7     Document Type: Article

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