Run, swim, throw, cheat the science behind drugs in sport /

Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is common. Here, Chris Cooper, a top biochemist at the University of Essex, looks at the science behind drugs in sport. Using the performance of top athletes, Cooper begins by outlining the limits of human performance. S...

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Main Author: Cooper, Chris
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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