Effects of Wetsuit Use in Swimming Events: Practical Recommendations

Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 70-75

  Chatard, Jean Claude ^a   Millet, Grégoire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOPRENE;

BODY DENSITY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SWIMMING; VELOCITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SWIMMING;

EID: 0029810467     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199622020-00002     Document Type: Article

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