The banning of sportsmen and women who fail drug tests is unjustifiable

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-41

  Shuster, S ^a   Devine, J W ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Erythropoietin (EPO); Evidence based medicine; Fairness in sport; Pharmacological credibility; World Anti Doping Agency

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DOPING; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG SCREENING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; SWIMMING; TENNIS; WALKING;

BETA BLOCKERS; ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAIRNESS IN SPORT; PHARMACOLOGICAL CREDIBILITY; WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84875704412     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2013.110     Document Type: Article

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