Biology and Medicine

Marcellino Monda

Publications

• Research Article
  Doping in Italy: An Analysis of its Spread in Ten Years
  Author(s): Filomena Mazzeo, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina, Stefania Santamaria, Antonietta Messina, Maura Montesano, Vincenzo Monda and Domenico TafuriFilomena Mazzeo, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina, Stefania Santamaria, Antonietta Messina, Maura Montesano, Vincenzo Monda and Domenico Tafuri
  
  Aim: Doping affects the sport. Its explosive spread has triggered the response of sports’ and government’s institutions. The aims of this study were to know the spread of doping in Italy, what were the most used substances and/or method and in which sports it was more common. Moreover, what instruments were used to contrast it. Methods: We have analysed the doping’s spread in Italy since 2003. The data come from the databases of government and sports Italians institutions. We have compared those data and focused our attention on substances and/or methods discovered in athletes. Furthermore, data’s combination showed the reason of drug addiction. Results: In Italy, only 3% of checked athletes are doped, ma.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/0974-8369.1000263

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