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Editorial
. 2016 Aug;92(1090):429-30.
doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134124. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

A tennis lesson: sharp practice in the science behind the Sharapova case

Arduino Arduini  1 , Victor A Zammit  2
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Editorial

A tennis lesson: sharp practice in the science behind the Sharapova case

Arduino Arduini et al. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Carnitine; Meldonium; Mildronate; Muscle.

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