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Blood testing for professional cyclists: What's a fair hematocrit limit?
The decision of the UCI to use blood tests to deter the use of rhEPO by professional cyclists is admirable, but the 50% hematocrit limit may be too strict. Ten years of data collected from road cyclists at the Australian Institute of Sport indicate that a 52% hematocrit limit would result in fewer false positive tests.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences endurance sports |
| Published in: | Sportscience |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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| Online Access: | http://www.sportsci.org/news/news9703/AISblood.html |
| Document types: | electronical publication |
| Level: | intermediate |