TY - JOUR AU - MJ Ashenden, AU - K Sharpe, AU - C Schoch, AU - YO Schumacher, PY - 2004/08/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effect of pre-competition and altitude training on blood models used to detect erythropoietin abuse by athletes JF - Haematologica JA - haematol VL - 89 IS - 8 SE - Letters to the Editor DO - 10.3324/%x UR - https://haematologica.org/article/view/3181 SP - 1019-1020 AB - This study reports blood model scores used for detection of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) abuse by athletes. Elite female rowers were monitored prior to their World Championships, including a period spent training at moderate altitude. In contrast to previous results, no substantial increase in model scores was found following altitude exposure. ER -