Doping Sciences: A Reflection upon Performance in Sports Medicine
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Doping science is a field in itself, evolving through processes of practice, education, research and administration, not only in sports but also to medicine, exercise and physical activity in health and disease. The objective of this editorial is to provide introduction to Doping science as a field, with necessities for future research and the role of JSMDS. *Corresponding author: Senthil P Kumar, Department of Physiotherapy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India, Tel: +919341963889; E-mail: [email protected] Received September 16, 2012; Accepted September 16, 2012; Published September 19, 2012 Citation: Kumar SP, Kumar A (2012) Doping Sciences: A Reflection upon Performance in Sports Medicine. J Sports Med Doping Stud 2:e126. doi:10.4172/2161-0673.1000e126 Copyright: © 2012 Kumar SP, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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