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Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/45063, first published .
Challenging the Portrait of the Unhealthy Gamer—The Fitness and Health Status of Esports Players and Their Peers: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Challenging the Portrait of the Unhealthy Gamer—The Fitness and Health Status of Esports Players and Their Peers: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Challenging the Portrait of the Unhealthy Gamer—The Fitness and Health Status of Esports Players and Their Peers: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Sascha Ketelhut1 Author Orcid Image ;   Alex Bodman2 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Ries1 Author Orcid Image ;   Claudio R Nigg1 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Ribeiro F, Cymbron F, Couto P, Jorge J. Esports Nutrition. View