Secular Change in Running Performance of Japanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Developmental Study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 765-779

  Watanabe, Tetsuji ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshiharu ^a   Miyashita, Mitsumasa ^b   Mutoh, Yoshiteru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Toyo Eiwa University   (Japan)

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EID: 0005734826     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:6<765::aid-ajhb8>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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