Prevalence of caffeine use in elite athletes following its removal from the world anti-doping agency list of banned substances

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 555-561

  Del Coso, Juan ^a,b   Muñoz, Gloria ^a   Muñoz Guerra, Jesús ^a  

^a CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Doping Control Laboratory in Madrid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Doping control; Endurance; Exercise; Intermittent sports; Methylxanthine

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DOPING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; URINE;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOPING IN SPORTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051972486     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-052     Document Type: Article

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