Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport

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Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency : Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport. / Wagner, Ulrik.

I: European Sport Management Quarterly, Bind 11, Nr. 5, 2011, s. 445-470.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Wagner, U 2011, 'Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport', European Sport Management Quarterly, bind 11, nr. 5, s. 445-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2011.624107

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Wagner, U. (2011). Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport. European Sport Management Quarterly, 11(5), 445-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2011.624107

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Wagner U. Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. 2011;11(5):445-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2011.624107

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Wagner, Ulrik. / Towards the construction of the World Anti-Doping Agency : Analyzing the approaches of FIFA and the IAAF to doping in sport. I: European Sport Management Quarterly. 2011 ; Bind 11, Nr. 5. s. 445-470.

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