Effects of body size, body density, gender and growth on underwater torque

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 273-280

  Zamparo, P ^a   Antonutto, G ^a   Capelli, C ^a   Francescato, M P ^a   Girardis, M ^a   Sangoi, R ^a   Soule, R G ^a   Pendergast, D R ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy, pubertal age; Underwater torque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREATHING; FEMALE; GROWTH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LEG; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

EID: 0030254781     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00470.x     Document Type: Article

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