Expired CME Article

Supplements and Athletes

Authors: John A. Lombardo, MD

Abstract

Annotation: No sports medicine-related subject has received more global press than dietary supplements in athletes. From the male and female high school sports, to the Olympic field and professional baseball diamond, our athletes have a problem. Long a recognized national authority on the subject of dietary supplements, Dr. Lombardo capsules current 2004 concepts.

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