Plyometric training in female athletes: Decreased impact forces and increased hamstring torques

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 765-773

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a   Stroupe, Amanda L ^a   Nance, Thomas A ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^a  

^a Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JUMPING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING;

EID: 0029807567     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400611     Document Type: Article

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