Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sport and Exercise - Hardcover

Bahrke, Michael S., Ph.D.; Yesalis, Charles E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0736036792 ISBN 13: 9780736036795

Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Recent information is collected here on the use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances among athletes. The book reviews the history of doping in sport and exercise, and examines the latest clinical and scientific research and reference material in the field, covering high school through professional levels of athletic competition. There is information on testing and the legal aspects of use and abuse, and discussion of emerging technologies, such as gene transfer therapy and new drug delivery systems, that have potential for abuse. Bahrke is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Yesalis is professor of health policy and administration and exercise and sport science at Pennsylvania State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Michael Bahrke, PhD, joined Human Kinetics Publishers in 1994 and is an acquisitions editor in the scientific, technical, and medical division.

He was project director for an anabolic steroids research grant, one of the largest research projects ever funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). He has published many scientific papers on performance-enhancing substances and has made presentations on the topic at numerous scientific meetings, including the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting and the International Conference on the Abuse and Trafficking of Anabolic Steroids, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Bahrke earned a PhD in sport psychology in 1977 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the European College of Sport Science. He is currently working with Dr. Yesalis on a new book for Human Kinetics, The History of Doping in Sport.

Charles Yesalis, ScD, is known worldwide for his research and teaching related to the nonmedical use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He is currently professor of health policy and administration and exercise and sport science at Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Yesalis has authored and coauthored more than 70 journal articles and has also edited or coauthored three books concerning steroid usage. He is a frequent presenter at international conferences throughout North America and Europe. In addition, he has testified before the U.S. Congress and acted as a consultant for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Drug Enforcement Administration, NFL Players Association, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

He earned a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0736036792
• ISBN 13: 9780736036795
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 373
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