Physiological characteristics of junior and senior rugby league players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 334-339

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a  

^a Tasmanian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RUGBY; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING;

EID: 0036796462     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.36.5.334     Document Type: Article

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