Dietary supplements for athletes: Emerging trends and recurring themes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Maughan, R J ^a   Greenhaff, P L ^b   Hespel, P ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

creatine; health; nitrate; performance; Supplements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOPING; DRUG CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPORT; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOPING IN SPORTS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPORTS;

EID: 84859575821     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.587446     Document Type: Article

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