The biomechanics of the human in flight

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 575-580

  Yeadon, Maurice R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; FLIGHT; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINETICS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030876692     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500423     Document Type: Article

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