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Published in: Sports Medicine 6/2020

01-06-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on: “Caffeine and Exercise: What Next?”

Authors: Vitor De Salles Painelli, Cayque Brietzke, Paulo Estevão Franco-Alvarenga, Raul Canestri, Ítalo Vinícius, Flávio Oliveira Pires

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 6/2020

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Metadata
Title
Comment on: “Caffeine and Exercise: What Next?”
Authors
Vitor De Salles Painelli
Cayque Brietzke
Paulo Estevão Franco-Alvarenga
Raul Canestri
Ítalo Vinícius
Flávio Oliveira Pires
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sports Medicine / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01278-9

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