The effect of incremental exercise on cognitive performance

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-81

  McMorris, Terry ^a   Graydon, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arousal; Cognitive performance; Incremental exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002880676     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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