High prevalence of medication use in professional football tournaments including the World Cups between 2002 and 2014: a narrative review with a focus on NSAIDs
The use of medication in international football has been monitored since the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Team physicians were asked to provide information on prescribed medication 72 h prior to each match for every player. 69% of adult male players reported using medication, with more than half the players...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413681/ |