A survey of energy drinks consumption practices among student -athletes in Ghana: Lessons for developing health education intervention programmes

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Buxton, Christiana ^a   Hagan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Consumption practices; Energy drinks; Student athletes; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858717755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-9     Document Type: Article

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