Can we measure accurately the prevalence of doping?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lentillon Kaestner, V ^a   Ohl, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amateur athletes; Definition of doping; Doping prevalence; Drugs for asthma; Marijuana; Prohibited substances; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455220439     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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