Muscle strength and electromyogram in boys and girls followed through puberty

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 54-61

  Seger, Jan Y ^a   Thorstensson, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Efficiency; Growth; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033986805     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013797     Document Type: Article

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