The frequency of doping in elite sport: Results of a replication study

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 559-580

  Pitsch, Werner ^a   Emrich, Eike ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

doping; elite sport; randomized response technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867092915     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690211413969     Document Type: Article

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