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Blood Lactate Measurement in Recovery as an Adjunct to Training

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Bishop, P., Martino, M. Blood Lactate Measurement in Recovery as an Adjunct to Training. Sports Medicine 16, 5–13 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-199316010-00002

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