Performance-enhancing substances: What athletes are using

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2001 English Publisher:Cleveland Clinic Journal of MedicineJournal:Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, volume 68, pages 283-302 (issn: 0891-1150, eissn: 1939-2869,

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Authors: J A, Krcik;

doi: 10.3949/ccjm.68.4.283

pmid: 11326808

Performance-enhancing substances: What athletes are using

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Abstract

Use of performance-enhancing substances is widespread among competitive athletes, whether professional or amateur, adolescent or adult. Some of these substances are legal and beneficial, but others are illegal or have adverse or unproven effects. This article describes the action and effects of these substances, their legality, and their potential for abuse.

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Keywords

Doping in Sports, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Dietary Supplements, Humans, Adrenergic beta-Agonists, Sports Medicine, Hormones, Sports

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