A case study of an iron-deficient female olympic 1500-m runner

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 695-698

  Pedlar, Charles R ^a   Whyte, Gregory P ^b   Burden, Richard ^a   Moore, Brian ^a   Horgan, Gill ^a   Pollock, Noel ^c  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LoughboroughUniversity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athlete; Endurance; Ferritin; Hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889591063     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.6.695     Document Type: Article

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