Pushing economy and propulsion technique of wheelchair racers at three speeds

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-50

  Goosey, Victoria L ^a   Campbell, Ian G ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0031973135     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.15.1.36     Document Type: Article

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