Home advantage in sport. An overview of studies on the advantage of playing at home

Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-236

  Nevill, A M ^a   Holder, R L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEARNING; SPORT; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032731054     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199928040-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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