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Original Research

Body Composition, Energy, and Fluid Turnover in a Five-Day Multistage Ultratriathlon: A Case Study

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Pages 95-111 | Received 09 Jan 2008, Accepted 27 Dec 2008, Published online: 10 Jun 2009

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