Athletes use of unproven stem cell therapies: Adding to inappropriate media hype?

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1656-1658

  Caulfield, Timothy ^a   McGuire, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLICATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEROID THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84866977055     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.172     Document Type: Note

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