Sex differences in naturally occurring leg muscle pain and exertion during maximal cycle ergometry

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 183-202

  Cook, Dane B ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Oliver, Stewart E ^a   Lee, Yangmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling exercise; Musculoskeletal pain; Perceived exertion; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032168857     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459809003340     Document Type: Article

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