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Erschienen in: Sports Medicine 8/2017

13.03.2017 | Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply to Davis: “It is Time to Ban Rapid Weight Loss from Combat Sports”

verfasst von: Guilherme Giannini Artioli, Bryan Saunders, Rodrigo T. Iglesias, Emerson Franchini

Erschienen in: Sports Medicine | Ausgabe 8/2017

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Dear Editor, …
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We suggest consulting the following webpage where there is a compilation of severe consequences of RWL in combat sports: https://​combatsportslaw.​com/​2014/​09/​03/​yes-athletes-have-been-hurt-from-weight-cutting-in-mma/​ (Accessed 23 Feb 2017).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Authors’ Reply to Davis: “It is Time to Ban Rapid Weight Loss from Combat Sports”
verfasst von
Guilherme Giannini Artioli
Bryan Saunders
Rodrigo T. Iglesias
Emerson Franchini
Publikationsdatum
13.03.2017
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Sports Medicine / Ausgabe 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0715-1

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