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The sports drink as a functional food: formulations for successful performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

R. J. Maughan*
Affiliation:
University Medical School, Fosterhill, Aberdeen AB25 ZZD, UK
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*Corresponding author: Professor R. J. Maughan, fax +44 (0)1224 662990, email oem023@ABDN.AC.UK
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