A Guideline to Assess the Fitness Status of Professional Soccer Players Through a Personalized Health and Shape Program
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Abstract
Soccer players have been studied for their metabolic characteristics (Fat Mass, Active Mass, Hydration) as well as for many blood tests, in order to find a way to assess their real suitability to access the match or reliable parameters to exclude them from the playing team.
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Roberto Verna, Sapienza University of Roma, Italy. World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - WASPaLM, IL, USA. Academy for Health and Clinical Research, Roma, Italy.
Sapienza University of Roma, Italy.
World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - WASPaLM, IL, USA.
Academy for Health and Clinical Research, Roma, Italy.
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