Effect of push frequency on the economy of wheelchair racers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 174-181

  Goosey, Victoria L ^a   Campbell, Ian G ^b   Fowler, Neil E ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Heart rate; Oxygen consumption; Propuision technique; Wheelchair racing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STEADY STATE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0033978982     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200001000-00026     Document Type: Article

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