Jumping height in former elite athletes

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-201

  Kettunen, Jyrki A ^a   Kujala, Urho M ^a   Räty, Heli ^a   Sarna, Seppo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Explosive strength; Hip; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COXITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; LOWER LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SPORT; TRAINING;

AGED; EXERCISE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RUNNING; SOCCER; SPORTS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0032917644     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050495     Document Type: Article

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