Physical characteristics, physical fitness, and lifestyles of Senior Olympic athletes and independently living cohorts

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Shaulis, Dahn ^a   Golding, Lawrence A ^a   Tandy, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

AAHPERD functional fitness test battery; Physical fitness; Senior Olympic athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006305505     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.4.1.1     Document Type: Article

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