Evaluating the phenomenon of choking in professional golfers

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 95, Issue 3 PART 2, 2002, Pages 1287-1294

  Clark III, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; GOLF; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037646592     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.95.3f.1287     Document Type: Article

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