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Dope : a history of performance enhancement in sports from the nineteenth century to today
Title:
Dope : a history of performance enhancement in sports from the nineteenth century to today
Author:
Rosen, Daniel M.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, [2008]

©2008
Physical Description:
xii, 251 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
The early history of performance enhancement drugs, 1860-1959 -- The beginnings of modern doping, 1960-1969 -- The rise of East German athletics and other tales of doping, 1970-1979 -- Blood doping, EPO, and human growth hormone, 1980-1989 -- An explosion of doping cases and the rise of custom-tailored drugs, 1990-1999 -- Is everyone doping? 2000-present -- Future perfect : genetically modified athletes?
ISBN:
9780313345203
Format :
Book