Effects of an injected placebo on endurance running performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1672-1681

  Ross, Ramzy ^a   Gray, Cindy M ^b   Gill, Jason M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Erythropoietin; Injection; Perceived effort; Potential motivation; Psychobiological model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLACEBO EFFECT; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941366174     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000584     Document Type: Article

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