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. 1999 Nov;54(11):1041–1046. doi: 10.1136/thx.54.11.1041

Athletes and doping: effects of drugs on the respiratory system

P Dekhuijzen 1, H Machiels 1, L Heunks 1, H F M van der Heijden 1, R H H van Balkom 1
PMCID: PMC1745396  PMID: 10525566

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