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Prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement use in elite Spanish athletes

Gabriel Baltazar-Martins1 Exercise Physiology LaboratoryCamilo José Cela UniversityC/ Castillo de Alarcón, 49. Villafranca del Castillo28692MadridSpain
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Diego Brito de Souza1 Exercise Physiology LaboratoryCamilo José Cela UniversityC/ Castillo de Alarcón, 49. Villafranca del Castillo28692MadridSpain
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Millán Aguilar-Navarro1 Exercise Physiology LaboratoryCamilo José Cela UniversityC/ Castillo de Alarcón, 49. Villafranca del Castillo28692MadridSpain;2 Exercise and Sport Sciences. Faculty of Health SciencesFrancisco de Vitoria UniversityMadridSpain
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Jesús Muñoz-Guerra3 Department for Doping ControlSpanish Agency for Health Protection in SportMadridSpain
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María del Mar Plata4 Department of EducationSpanish Agency for Health Protection in SportMadridSpain
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Juan Del Coso1 Exercise Physiology LaboratoryCamilo José Cela UniversityC/ Castillo de Alarcón, 49. Villafranca del Castillo28692MadridSpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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