Dynamic strength of the quadriceps muscle and sports activity

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-120

  Hahn, Thomas ^a,b   Foldspang, Anders ^b   Ingemann Hansen, Thorsten ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basketball; Jogging; Quadriceps muscle; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032946562     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.2.117     Document Type: Article

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