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Combined Oral Contraceptives Increase High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein but Not Haptoglobin in Female Athletes

Cauci, Sabina, Francescato, Maria Pia, Curcio, Francesco·2017·Sports Medicine
DOI 10.1007/s40279-016-0534-9
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Authors
Cauci, S., Francescato, M. P., & Curcio, F.
Venue
Sports Medicine
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-04-15
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
175-185
ISSN
  • 0112-1642
  • 1179-2035
DOI
10.1007/s40279-016-0534-9
Cited by
41
References
16
Language
en
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Funders
University of Udine (2012-2014)

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