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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
D R Mottram |
| ISBN: | 0415279372 9780415279376 0415248868 9780415248860 |
| OCLC Number: | 50280172 |
| Description: | viii, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | An introduction to drugs and their use in sport / David R. Mottram -- Drug use and abuse in sport / Michele Verroken -- Central nervous system stimulants / Alan J. George -- IOC regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders / David J. Armstrong and Neil Chester -- Androgenic anabolic steroids / Alan J. George -- Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport / Alan J. George -- Blood boosting and sport / David J. Armstrong and Thomas Reilly -- Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries / Peter Elliott. Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport / Thomas Reilly -- Creatine / Don MacLaren -- Doping control in sport / Michele Verroken and David R. Mottram -- Prevalence of drug misuse in sport / David R. Mottram. |
| Responsibility: | edited by David R. Mottram. |
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Abstract:
Drug use and abuse represents perhaps the most profound and high-profile issue facing sport. This book explores the hard science behind the major classes of drugs, as well as the social, ethical and organisational dimensions to the issue. It presents an analysis of the key substances, including anabolic steroids, EPO and human growth hormone.
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