A multidisciplinary study of the 'Yips' phenomenon in golf: An exploratory analysis

Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 423-437

  Smith, Aynsley M ^a   Malo, Susan A ^a   Laskowski, Edward R ^a   Sabick, Michelle ^a   Cooney III, William P ^a   Finnie, Steven B ^a   Crews, Debbie J ^b   Eischen, Joseph J ^a   Hay, Ian D ^a   Detling, Nicole J ^a   Kaufman, Kenton ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; TREMOR;

EID: 0034537866     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200030060-00004     Document Type: Article

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