Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 274-280 , March 2010

Nutritional supplementation habits and perceptions of elite athletes within a state-based sporting institute

  • B.J. Dascombe

      Affiliations

    • Western Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M. Karunaratna

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Western Australia, Australia
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  • J. Cartoon

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Western Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • B. Fergie

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Western Australia, Australia
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  • C. Goodman

      Affiliations

    • Western Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
    • Institute of Sports Medicine, Australia

Received 3 July 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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PII: S1440-2440(09)00086-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.03.005

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 274-280 , March 2010

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