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Malignant Tumours as Causes of Death of Former Athletes

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Metabolic Adaptation to Prolonged Physical Exercise

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Man lives in justifiable fear of anything potentially endangering his health or even life. No wonder that the worst fear is that of war, in the light of the dreadful experience from both of the last two World Wars. An individual, on the other hand, is most acutely afraid of potential malignancy.

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Schmid, L. (1975). Malignant Tumours as Causes of Death of Former Athletes. In: Howald, H., Poortmans, J.R. (eds) Metabolic Adaptation to Prolonged Physical Exercise. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5523-5_9

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