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_dOCLCQ
049 _aMAIN
082 0 4 _a362.29088796
100 1 _aWaddington, Ivan.
245 1 3 _aAn Introduction to Drugs in Sport
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAddicted to Winning?.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aHoboken :
_bTaylor & Francis,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (281 p.)
505 0 _aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Drug use in sport: Problems of involvement and detachment; 2 The emergence of drug use as a problem in modern sport: Sport, health and drugs; 3 The emergence of drug use as a problem in modern sport: Fair play, cheating and the 'spirit of sport'; 4 Theories of drug use in elite level sport; 5 Drug use in elite level sport: Towards a sociological understanding; 6 The other side of sports medicine: Sports medicine and the development of performance-enhancing drugs; 7 The recent history of drug use in British sport: A case study.
505 8 _a8 Drug use in professional cycling: A case study9 Drug use in professional football: A case study; 10 The establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency; 11 Anti-doping policies in sport: Whither WADA?; 12 Anti-doping policies in sport: New directions?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
520 _aAn Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of the extent of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. Richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, this book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.
538 _aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
590 _aEBL purchased title.
653 _aDoping in sports.
653 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aSmith, Andy.
776 1 _z9780415431248.
856 4 0 _uhttp://VU.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=401821
_zFull-text via ProQuest Ebook Central
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_cE-BOOK