PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Myers, Kenneth A.
TI  - Cigarette smoking: an underused tool in high-performance endurance training
AID  - 10.1503/cmaj.100042
DP  - 2010 Dec 14
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - E867--E869
VI  - 182
IP  - 18
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/182/18/E867.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/182/18/E867.full
SO  - CMAJ2010 Dec 14; 182
AB  - The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs.